gesticulate at

Frequency: 5.80.6 per million words

To make gestures directed at a specific person or object.

gesticulateVERB + PREPOSITION

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Examples (10)

  • The other woman was gesticulating at the ambulance.
  • He gesticulated at me to get my attention.
  • Please don't gesticulate at the speaker while she's presenting.
  • They often gesticulate at the screen during heated debates.
  • I saw a man gesticulating at the driver after the near miss.
  • She has been gesticulating at the waiter for several minutes, but he hasn't noticed.
  • If you gesticulate at airport staff, you may be misunderstood.
  • The tour guide gesticulated at the ruins to illustrate her point.
  • Why are you gesticulating at the camera?
  • In court, the lawyer refrained from gesticulating at the jury to maintain decorum.