gesture about

Frequency: 4.51.1 per million words

to make gestures referring to the general area around

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Examples (10)

  • He gestured about the room, searching for the right words.
  • She gestured about impatiently, urging us to follow.
  • The tour guide gestured about to indicate the exits.
  • I saw them gesturing about on the platform as the train arrived.
  • Could you stop gesturing about and explain clearly?
  • He has gestured about like this since he was a child.
  • They were gesturing about wildly after the goal was scored.
  • The actor gestured about grandly to acknowledge the audience.
  • Don’t just stand there—gesture about to show the scale.
  • In confusion, she merely gestured about and fell silent.