as in to gesture
to move your arms and hands especially when speaking in an angry or emotional way
He was gesticulating wildly during his speech.
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Recent Examples of gesticulate
On benches beneath a massive palm tree, a group of older gentlemen talked and gesticulated, umbrellas propped between their knees.
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Gina Decaprio Vercesi, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2025
Here, Haaland is gesticulating for Bernardo to press.
—Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
With the Bucks 20 points down and just under four minutes on the clock, Antetokounmpo was driving towards the basket, attempting to fend off the Spurs’ defense, when Paul appeared to push the Bucks star who tumbled over and immediately began gesticulating and shouting.
—Issy Ronald, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025
Few Democrats talk about impeachment or sustain their alarm over incipient fascism, even with Elon Musk possibly gesticulating like a Nazi.
—Ross Barkan, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
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Gina Decaprio Vercesi, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2025
Here, Haaland is gesticulating for Bernardo to press.
—Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
With the Bucks 20 points down and just under four minutes on the clock, Antetokounmpo was driving towards the basket, attempting to fend off the Spurs’ defense, when Paul appeared to push the Bucks star who tumbled over and immediately began gesticulating and shouting.
—Issy Ronald, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025
Few Democrats talk about impeachment or sustain their alarm over incipient fascism, even with Elon Musk possibly gesticulating like a Nazi.
—Ross Barkan, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gesticulate
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Norris then gestured to the security team, and the men walked over and grabbed Borrenpohl, telling her to cooperate as Norris stood by, appearing to record the incident on a cellphone.—
Alexandra Duggan,
Idaho Statesman,
22 Apr. 2025
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There were screams from Nguyen, cheers from Bowe, and King gestured to the sky and kneeled down to the ground.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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Counter-protesters posted up on street corners outside the college campus, waving pro-Trump flags and gathering signatures for the latest effort to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom from office.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Shoji Kawamori ran up on stage, waving the master tape with a fair degree of jubilation.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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In recent years, high level NYPD officials have listened, nodded sympathetically, and then done nothing.—
Joel Mosbacher,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2025
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Among the designs in this capsule, the Blazer Low Surf Blue features a color palette nod to Booker’s blue Chevrolet Blazer.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Gesticulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gesticulate. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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