I am disturbed by your gesticulation ("shrug of the shoulders") or "wave of your arms" at my question.
The foreigner began to gesticulate, for he didn't know a word in english.
The antonym of "gesticulate" is "still" or "calm."
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I automatically prepared to deliver the Heimlich maneuver when he began to gesticulate wildly.
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.
The word "should" be used in the conditional sentences.
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"Sat" is used as the past tense form of "sit."
"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] ...