1. making energetic hand and arm movements while speaking
Usage: present participle of gesticulate

Examples

• The professor was gesticulating wildly as he explained the complex theory.
• She stood at the podium, gesticulating to emphasize her main points.
• The angry driver was gesticulating at the other cars in traffic.
• He kept gesticulating even though no one could understand his language.
• The tour guide was gesticulating toward the ancient ruins.
• The children were gesticulating excitedly as they told their story.