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gesturing

ADJECTIVE

oratorical

Synonyms

STRONGEST

stylistic

WEAK

bombastic declamatory dramatic elaborate elocutionary eloquent expressive fervid forceful gesticulative grandiloquent impassioned important imposing inflated intoning lofty long-winded loud noble noisy orotund ostentatious persuasive pompous senatorial stagy stentorian theatrical tumid verbose vivid

Antonyms

WEAK

natural simple undramatic

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Virgil van Dijk is seen gesturing at Mac Allister to pick him up.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

“John, this is Athol,” Bookholane said, gesturing to the legendary South African playwright Athol Fugard.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Van Dijk moved over slightly before gesturing to Alexis Mac Alister to pick him up.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

You are close to its trunk, experiencing its lofty height and its many branches spreading out like gesturing limbs of an animate creature.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

“It was just a rat,” she said, gesturing for him to start following again.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

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