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
They grin and gesticulate as they take it in turns to talk.
From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2023
City’s manager was furious, repeatedly turning to the Anfield fans behind the dugout to gesticulate.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 16, 2022
I can only whisper and gesticulate, and as I am thus freed from responsibility, I share the emotion of the crowd, and perhaps even feel as they feel when the glass crashes.
From The Trembling of the Veil by W. B. (William Butler) Yeats
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
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
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
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
When Jimmy is passionately advocating for something and Kayla is in the same frame, she’s often gesticulating, scrunching up her face or emitting noises like “pffffft.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 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
"If you look at this globe, Greenland is the most centrally located place on Earth," says world-renowned geologist Prof Minik Rosing, gesticulating in his wood-panelled office.
From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2025
In a moment the platform was full of arguing, gesticulating shadows.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
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