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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

Dart looked close to tears at the start of the second set and continued to gesticulate towards her team, which was led by mum Susie who has been coaching her in New York.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2024

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

The others instantly followed his example, and all three began to wrangle and gesticulate and abuse one another with a deafening clamour.

From Settlers and Scouts by Herbert Strang

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

The character — on closer inspection, an animated frog — paces and gesticulates, then disappears behind a fence before returning.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2018

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

After the game, he gesticulated to the Dutch bench and insulted striker Wout Weghorst, who scored twice in regulation.

From Seattle Times Jan. 30, 2023

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

He gesticulated, his words tangling up with one another.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

At some point, a motorcycle rider engaged the suspect, following and gesticulating at him and, at a red light, getting off his bike in an apparent attempt to open the Honda’s passenger-side door.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 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

The woman was gesticulating with carefully contained fury.

From Slate Jan. 3, 2025

"Don't get me started on that terrible war," she says, gesticulating energetically.

From BBC Mar. 12, 2024

He jumped up, ran across the room, and stood gesticulating in front of the Controller.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley




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