(~s, gesturing, ~d)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ is a movement that you make with a part of your body, especially your hands, to express emotion or information.
Sarah made a menacing ~ with her fist...
He throws his hands open in a ~ which clearly indicates his relief.
N-COUNT
2.
A ~ is something that you say or do in order to express your attitude or intentions, often something that you know will not have much effect.
He questioned the government’s commitment to peace and called on it to make a ~ of good will...
N-COUNT: oft N of n
3.
If you ~, you use movements of your hands or head in order to tell someone something or draw their attention to something.
I ~d towards the boathouse, and he looked inside...
He ~s, gesticulates, and moves with the grace of a dancer.
VERB: V prep, V