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.