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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

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

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

Always his arm was in the air, waving and gesticulating.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides