gesture
noun
a movement or position of the hand, arm, body, head, or face that is expressive of an idea, opinion, emotion, etc..
are gesturing
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present progressiveof gesture.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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People who don't have arms will experience a phantom feeling they are gesturing.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2023
“What we are gesturing here is, ‘No, we are not trying to build the entire country.’”
From The Verge ● Aug. 11, 2022
"What we are gesturing here is, 'No, we are not trying to build the entire country.'"
From Reuters ● Aug. 10, 2022
“Normal,” as these women are gesturing to these tiny glinting golden jeweled pieces all over their bodies.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2021
Those two men have reached the Kwango River and are gesturing helplessly at an astonished fisherman.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
