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gesticulate

[je-stik-yuh-leyt] / dʒɛˈstɪk jəˌleɪt /
VERB
pantomime
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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

Owlsdarck's handwriting was luckily large and legible; and I was able to storm and gesticulate without hinderance.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 68, June, 1863 by Various

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

Guardiola repeatedly gesticulated at fans in the immediate aftermath and later said coins were thrown in his direction.

From Seattle Times Oct. 16, 2022

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

"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

Emery directed his team, often gesticulating to up the tempo.

From BBC Apr. 7, 2025

The woman was gesticulating with carefully contained fury.

From Slate Jan. 3, 2025

Emma Stone immediately found her longtime friend Jennifer Lawrence and the two ran out the clock laughing and gesticulating wildly as their husbands looked on.

From Seattle Times Mar. 10, 2024

The deep voice thrillingly vibrated; the gesticulating hand implied all space and the onrush of the irresistible machine.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley




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