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gesticulating

VERB

make signs, motions to communicate

Synonyms

WEAK

act out flag indicate mime pantomime signal signalize use one's hands use sign language wave

Antonyms

WEAK

speak

VERB

pantomime

Synonyms

STRONG

gesture motion signal

Example Sentences

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"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

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 footage played on Thursday showed Mr Baldwin gesticulating with a pistol loaded with blanks and firing the gun within close proximity to camera operators, the AFP news agency reported.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2024

First grade was when I discovered eye control; with my seeing I could shrink the teacher down to a height of one inch, gesticulating and mouthing on the horizon.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston