gesticulate
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Let the officers pore over their digital maps and the soldiers gesticulate obscurely at one another on the field.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
They even made note of our facial expressions and the way we would gesticulate, and they worked that into it a bit, so I would say it was unusually collaborative.
From Salon ● Feb. 1, 2024
If the fourth official intervenes, or doesn't, the whole dugout stand up and gesticulate wildly.
From BBC ● May 31, 2023
City’s manager was furious, repeatedly turning to the Anfield fans behind the dugout to gesticulate.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 16, 2022
The others instantly followed his example, and all three began to wrangle and gesticulate and abuse one another with a deafening clamour.
From Settlers and Scouts by Herbert Strang
Goodman is animated, her long red hair moving with her as she gesticulates.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 13, 2023
As she argues a point, she gesticulates broadly, leans forward and occasionally pounds the table.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 8, 2021
Instead, he drops it and picks it up, twirls it like a baton, and gesticulates wildly with it.
From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2019
A still of the interview, in which Kelly, hysterically crying, gesticulates wildly over a stock-still King, went viral.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 7, 2019
He gesticulates wildly toward Rosie, ranting without pause.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
Before his winner he hit both posts, moaned and furiously gesticulated at the referee and team-mates, while also being pursued by a pitch invader at one stage.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2024
Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel gesticulated wildly at his players to push forward, then threw his arms up in exasperation.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 30, 2024
The former National threw down his bat and gesticulated frantically while screaming at Hernandez.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 25, 2022
Kirby Smart leaped and danced and gesticulated across the field at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis for the entirety of Monday night.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 11, 2022
M. Bouc, who was already seated, gesticulated a greeting and summoned his friend to the empty place opposite him.
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
Viewers were left watching a silent movie of a shrinking figure gesticulating wildly into the wind.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026
But with Patterson on the USC sideline for the first time, gesticulating and sweating in the coaches’ all-black attire, it did drop some concerning clues.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
"Instead of listening to music, we listen to the news constantly," the father of three, gesticulating to emphasise his point, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Mar. 14, 2026
The woman was gesticulating with carefully contained fury.
From Slate ● Jan. 3, 2025
Richard could see her and some other women underneath open stalls, shouting and gesticulating.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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