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
As he relayed his story, I began to gesticulate with surprise and excitement to my producer.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
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
Isaiah Fomitch alone continued to shriek and gesticulate.
From The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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
When he gently gesticulates with his ringed fingers, the resemblance to his father is impossible to deny.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 27, 2020
Instead, he drops it and picks it up, twirls it like a baton, and gesticulates wildly with it.
From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2019
He gesticulates wildly toward Rosie, ranting without pause.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
He decided to write about the meanings hidden in the way people waved their arms and gesticulated to make a point.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026
In contrast to Schwartz’s contrite postures, Castel gesticulated often in exasperation, his voice rising as he asked pointed questions.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 9, 2023
Over and over, he gesticulated and yelled toward his guest box, where only four of the 15 seats were occupied, quite a contrast to Tiafoe’s completely full section.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 7, 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
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
After taking the opener, Norrie marched out to a 4-0 lead in the second, with Medvedev yelling at himself and his coach in French and frequently gesticulating to his box.
From BBC ● May 27, 2025
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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