semaphore
noun
an apparatus for conveying information by means of visual signals, as a light whose position may be changed.
semaphoring
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present participleof semaphore.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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She’s waving from the other bank, not semaphoring.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 12, 2017
Even taskmaster Guardiola was spied clapping on the touchline at one point instead of being his usual manic semaphoring self.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 5, 2016
Apple employees may not talk much, but they’ve been semaphoring pretty furiously lately.
From Forbes ● Jul. 8, 2011
Seoul's black-marketeers went imperturbably about their chores, blowing their whistles and semaphoring energetically with their hands whenever a jeep or oxcart hove into sight.
From Time Magazine Archive
I half expected to see the few remaining insects circling him and semaphoring their romantic intentions.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
