gesticulate
verb
ges·tic·u·late
je-ˈsti-kyə-ˌlāt 
gesticulated; gesticulating
: to make gestures especially when speaking
arguing and gesticulating wildly
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And then the camera found him: a lone Laker fan, standing still amid waves of joyful jumping and gesticulating, wearing a yellow jersey and a purple Lakers hat.
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Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2025
His franticly gesticulating Iago is a force of nature, and the Tony nominee (for 2021’a Sea Wall/A Life) showcases his character’s charm, cunning, and spite in equally emphatic measure.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 24 Mar. 2025
On benches beneath a massive palm tree, a group of older gentlemen talked and gesticulated, umbrellas propped between their knees.
—Gina Decaprio Vercesi, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2025
Someone turned on the tv, where two commentators in yellow blazers gesticulated wildly, announcing every three minutes that the game was about to start — until another stream of advertisements cut them off, delaying the kickoff yet again.
—Felix Nesi (tr. Lara Norgaard), The Dial, 21 Jan. 2024
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Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2025
His franticly gesticulating Iago is a force of nature, and the Tony nominee (for 2021’a Sea Wall/A Life) showcases his character’s charm, cunning, and spite in equally emphatic measure.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 24 Mar. 2025
On benches beneath a massive palm tree, a group of older gentlemen talked and gesticulated, umbrellas propped between their knees.
—Gina Decaprio Vercesi, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2025
Someone turned on the tv, where two commentators in yellow blazers gesticulated wildly, announcing every three minutes that the game was about to start — until another stream of advertisements cut them off, delaying the kickoff yet again.
—Felix Nesi (tr. Lara Norgaard), The Dial, 21 Jan. 2024
See All Example Sentences for gesticulate
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“Gesticulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gesticulate. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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gesticulate
verb
ges·tic·u·late
je-ˈstik-yə-ˌlāt
gesticulated; gesticulating
: to make gestures especially when speaking
gesticulation
noun
-ˌstik-yə-ˈlā-shən
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