gesticulate
verb (used without object)
to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.
is gesticulating
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present progressiveof gesticulate (3rd person singular).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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In the neighbouring Zoom window, Adam Gillen, aka Sgt Paul Meyer, her radio drama husband, is gesticulating wildly from a den of duvets and cushions in his bedroom.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2020
EST 16:17 73 min: An anguished Pellegrini is gesticulating on the sidelines, seemingly urging his players to defend higher up the pitch.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 24, 2016
USA are doing better here, though, and the T&T coach Stephen Hart is gesticulating to no one in particular.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 17, 2015
She is gesticulating strenuously, and the scene implies passion without reason.
From Slate ● Nov. 22, 2011
Madame Houlard's flat, good-tempered face grows troubled: "Ah yes, I have heard some talk; and listen to that noisy fellow;" then she points to Floris Marceau, who is gesticulating and vehement as usual.
From Lippincott's Magazine, Volume 11, No. 26, May, 1873 by Various
