gesticulate
verb (used without object)
to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
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Nuno was also said to have "gesticulated aggressively" at Jones.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2024