gesture around
Frequency: 5.01.5 per million words
to make gestures referring to the general area around
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Examples (10)
- He gestured around the room, lost for words.
- She gestured around us to indicate the exits.
- The guide gestured around the ruins while telling the story.
- I gestured around helplessly, trying to explain what had happened.
- They gestured around with broad sweeps to suggest that space was limited.
- He keeps gesturing around whenever he's nervous during presentations.
- Can you stop gesturing around and just point to the exact shelf?
- The director gestured around the stage to block the actors' movements.
- We gestured around, as if to say, “everywhere.”
- Standing at the crossroads, she gestured around to show that all options remained open.