gesture
noun
a movement or position of the hand, arm, body, head, or face that is expressive of an idea, opinion, emotion, etc..
is gesturing
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present progressiveof gesture (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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Your palms get sweaty, you need a nervous trip to the toilet every five minutes and you can't take your eyes off who the opposition captain is gesturing at to bowl next.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2025
“A lot of it is gesturing and posturing,” he said.
From New York Times ● Jun. 28, 2021
Nelson is gesturing at her partner’s physical and emotional changes, and at her own, but the image seems germane to the book itself: planks slide in or out, but the craft sails on.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 8, 2020
Johnson won’t be able to impress people for long with pictures of him sitting at a desk, even if he is gesturing passionately.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 29, 2019
The title seems to refer to her personal history of suffering, while with one hand she is gesturing as if to explain something.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 18, 2018
