Gesticulating is an English word with synonyms like communicative or communicatory. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Gesticulating meaning
present participle and gerund of gesticulate
Synonyms of Gesticulating
Using Gesticulating
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of gesticulate
- Useful related words include: communicative, communicatory.
- In the example corpus, gesticulating often appears in combinations such as: and gesticulating, gesticulating at, gesticulating with.
Context around Gesticulating
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Gesticulating
- In this selection, "gesticulating" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, seen, relaxed, red, angrily, crossly and ministers stand out and add context to how "gesticulating" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include all while gesticulating with a and by shouting gesticulating ministers. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "gesticulating" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with gesticulating
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
They look relaxed, gesticulating in shirtsleeves. (6 words)
She asks, gesticulating at his partially undressed state. (8 words)
He was extremely red, gesticulating and agitated,’ an eyewitness claimed. (10 words)
The female was shouting and gesticulating at him, and the male, who was following shortly behind her, was said to have been reaching into the waistband of his trousers to take out a knife. (34 words)
A teary-eyed Golda, grabbing our hands and gesticulating with hers clasped, told us how much she would long for us — the College Network “kids” — to come back on next year’s trip. (33 words)
Leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury was seen gesticulating angrily from his seat, even as Sonia Gandhi watched the chaotic scenes quietly from her seat. (29 words)
Example sentences (15)
Leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury was seen gesticulating angrily from his seat, even as Sonia Gandhi watched the chaotic scenes quietly from her seat.
Maxwell Vassilakis explained this while walking around North SeaTac Park one Saturday, shouting above present-day plane shrieks and gesticulating at a master plan map from the mid-’70s.
The female was shouting and gesticulating at him, and the male, who was following shortly behind her, was said to have been reaching into the waistband of his trousers to take out a knife.
A teary-eyed Golda, grabbing our hands and gesticulating with hers clasped, told us how much she would long for us — the College Network “kids” — to come back on next year’s trip.
He claimed Mr Dawson was a 'little animated and he was gesticulating' and added: 'I took his actions as a threat and punched Mr Dawson'.
They look relaxed, gesticulating in shirtsleeves.
Hardwick was aggressive, he was gesticulating and did not miss anyone.
And brio it was, with Martín dancing and gesticulating and the orchestra responding to every move and indication.
Another clip from the talent show displayed Perry’s quirky personality, with the singer pulling a face and gesticulating for the camera.
Gesticulating crossly, the boy looks for answers from his father, who charmingly translates everything for us, and appears to agree with his son that he's been let down.
Raising his voice and gesticulating with every word, the 39-year-old shouted the end of his holiday address.
He was extremely red, gesticulating and agitated,’ an eyewitness claimed.
It’s a stunning comment to air so nonchalantly, and all while gesticulating with a drippy hamburger in his right hand.
She asks, gesticulating at his partially undressed state.
The visitors’ gallery was lined by women in burqas and the treasury benches by shouting, gesticulating ministers.
Common combinations with gesticulating
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and gesticulating 6×
- gesticulating at 3×
- gesticulating with 3×
- gesticulating and 3×