gesticulate
verb (used without object)
to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.
was gesticulating
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past progressiveof gesticulate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The woman was gesticulating with carefully contained fury.
From Slate ● Jan. 3, 2025
“Poor manners can really interfere with the fun of the party,” the narrator deadpanned after Bob, who was gesticulating wildly while telling an exciting story, knocked over a quarter-full glass of milk.
From Salon ● Nov. 15, 2023
Responding to the report, China's defence ministry said the United States was "gesticulating and absurdly guessing about the modernisation of China's nuclear forces".
From Reuters ● Dec. 6, 2022
Marcelo was gesticulating to Casemiro, furious it had slipped through their fingers.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 10, 2017
Penelope glanced at the baroness, who had turned pale with fear and was gesticulating wildly at the baron.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
