use gestures, especially dramatic ones, instead of speaking or to emphasize one's words
做手势(尤指夸张的手势),用手势(或动作)加重语气,用手势表达
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they were shouting and gesticulating frantically at drivers who did not slow down .他们向没有减速行驶的驾车人呼喊并拼命打手势。
"early 17th cent.: from Latin