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had been gesturing
  • past perfect progressive of gesture.

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As Bob entered the office Jenkins sat tipped back in a swivel chair, his left arm resting on his desk, the right free as though it had been gesturing.

From The Desert Fiddler by Hamby, William H. (William Henry)