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pantomiming

verb

present participle of pantomime

as in gesturing

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This is a subject far older than this Lean-In-era epiphany, yet New Stanford stops short at gesturing faintly in the direction of conversations that could theoretically be had.

— Judy Berman, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
Prescott then can be seen speaking to Cowboys security and gesturing toward the other man.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of gesturing

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Instead of ripping off his shirt, or wildly gesticulating, McTominay ran to the edge of the pitch with his hands facing down and his lips pursed.

— Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 16 June 2026
Imagery was multiplied to tell a story—the stentorian Mussolini, with his upraised chin and bald head, delivering a speech, or Hitler, with his toothbrush mustache, gesticulating.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026

Definition of gesticulating

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By the time of the witch trial, the sacred building stood stripped of its roofing and outer masonry—a fleshless skeleton; its giant west window glassless, miming a stone scream.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
Simmons celebrated by miming urinating, game footage shared by ESPN College Football shows.

— Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of miming

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Russian authorities accused the Michigan man of signing a contract with Ukraine’s military in the eastern Ukrainian city of Izyum after Russia’s full-scale invasion of the country in February 2022.

— Olivia-Anne Cleary, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
Major technology companies are signing nuclear agreements measured in hundreds of megawatts and, in some cases, gigawatts.

— Zev Laine, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

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Many of those violet-clad, towel-waving fans packed Chase Center for a Game 4 watch party.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
The cast members, if not running to de-wig and get into their next costume, can be seen dancing, waving and greeting others buried in that centre-stage circus.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of waving

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The team at the University of California, San Francisco, who conducted the study, used blood tests to measure five different signaling molecules involved in inflammation in participants, both before and after two sessions with psilocybin.

— Will Stone, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026
The storied jeweler on Wednesday will open its new boutique on the city’s luxury shopping street Via Tornabuoni, signaling a further step in the brand’s expansion in Italy.

— Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026

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