as in gestured
to move your arms and hands especially when speaking in an angry or emotional way
He was gesticulating wildly during his speech.
Related Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of gesticulated
Onstage, Abrams seemed the more demure of the two, strumming her guitar behind a mic stand while Hobert held her microphone in her hand and gesticulated with authorial flair.
—
Carrie Battan, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026
Carrie Battan, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gesticulated
Verb
-
Some gestured, comically, at their excitement at helping to reform Saudi society.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
-
The inequalities of the art world are gestured to as fact.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
In one image, a radiant Kiara waved at the camera, Joel’s hands cradling her belly.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
-
The Reds waved the white flag in the ninth inning on Wednesday night, sending catcher Jose Trevino to the mound as the sacrificial pitcher.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
Its glittering pin stripes nodded to traditional menswear, while the yellow leopard front patch was reminiscent of her feline debut.—
Alexandra Hildreth,
Vogue,
28 Apr. 2026
-
Musically, the group nodded to the Afrofuturist funk of George Clinton and Sly Stone.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Gesticulated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gesticulated. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
