gesticulate
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Wax figures of scrappy, earnest young communists gesticulate during a 1921 meeting frozen in time, debating how best to bring Marxism to China.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Dart looked close to tears at the start of the second set and continued to gesticulate towards her team, which was led by mum Susie who has been coaching her in New York.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2024
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
City’s manager was furious, repeatedly turning to the Anfield fans behind the dugout to gesticulate.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 16, 2022
"You can let go, Tugby," he said with calm authority, and the raging noble was free to dance and gesticulate in a very tornado of rage.
From A Poached Peerage by William Magnay
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
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
Officials gesticulated awkwardly on the sidelines as the scale of the error became clear.
From BBC ● May 1, 2023
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
At first, she spoke in low, pleading tones, then she raised her voice and gesticulated wildly.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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
Slot had been seen moments after Tarkowski's equalising gesticulating to suggest there had been a foul in the build-up to the goal.
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2025
Tiny's standing in the middle of the stage, a notebook in one hand and his cell in the other, gesticulating wildly.
From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan
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