gesticulate toward
Frequency: 5.50.5 per million words
To make hand or arm movements in the direction of something or someone.
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- The officer gesticulated toward the refugees, urging them to move to safety.
- She gesticulates toward the whiteboard when she gets excited about a problem.
- The tour guide was gesticulating toward the bus, trying to gather everyone.
- I gesticulated toward the door to show him the way out.
- If you get lost, just gesticulate toward the nearest staff member for help.
- On video calls, he tends to gesticulate toward the camera as if it were a person.
- The witness gesticulated toward the suspect, refusing to speak aloud.
- The children were gesticulating toward the fireworks, laughing and pointing.
- Please stop gesticulating toward the waiter and just call him over.
- By the end of the debate, both candidates were gesticulating toward each other more than they were making points.