"During her speech, she [gesticulated] so much that I could hardly concentrate on what she was saying."
She [waved and gestured with her hands and arms] ...
She began to gesticulate wildly with her hands as she tried to explain her point.
She gesticulated wildly to get the attention of her friend across the crowded room.
gesture
The antonym of "gesticulate" is "still" or "calm."
Janice was becoming annoyed with Kevin's disgusting gesticulations at her and punched him in the jaw.
Gesticulated is the past tense of the word gesticulate. Gesticulate means to use gestures to emphasize your words instead of talking. It is typically dramatic gestures.
The noun forms for the verb to gesticulate are gesticulator, gesticulation, and the gerund, gesticulating.
I am disturbed by your gesticulation ("shrug of the shoulders") or "wave of your arms" at my question.
gesticulate.
To gesticulate means to use gestures, especially dramatic or exaggerated ones, while speaking to emphasize a point or communicate non-verbally.
Synonyms for the verb to pantomime include: to Act, to Gesticulate, to Signal, and to Personate.
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