gesticulate wildly

Frequency: 6.50.8 per million words

To make large, energetic, and uncontrolled movements with hands or arms.

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Examples (10)

  • He gesticulated wildly as he tried to make her understand.
  • The lecturer gesticulates wildly whenever a slide fails to load.
  • She was gesticulating wildly at the driver through the rain-streaked window.
  • On the video call, they gesticulated wildly to overcome the audio delay.
  • The coach kept gesticulating wildly from the sidelines, urging the team forward.
  • Please don’t gesticulate wildly during the ceremony; it distracts everyone.
  • I must have gesticulated wildly while telling the story—I knocked over my glass.
  • If you gesticulate wildly in court, the judge may warn you for contempt.
  • Startled by the wasp, he began to gesticulate wildly and back away.
  • The mime gesticulated wildly, making the children laugh without a single word.