GESTURE

[verb]When he asked where the children were, she gestured (= moved part of her body) vaguely in the direction of the beach. [I]The head of our department gestured (= directed with part of her body) me over to the seat next to her. [T]She gestured (= directed with part of her body) her son to be quiet. [T + object + to infinitive]He was gesturing (= expressing with part of his body) that he needed help. [+ that clause]