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pantomiming

verb

present participle of pantomime

as in gesturing

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Lavie appeared in a jailhouse-yellow shirt and blue pants and looked distressed throughout the hearing, nodding and gesturing to friends at times.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
The novel also alludes to contemporary examples of violence in the country’s current, democratic system, gesturing to the ways in which brutality persists in Brazil as state and corporate power continue to commit violence with near impunity.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 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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Ficarra is a brilliant clown — his part is all miming — and also the most level-headed of these characters.

— Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
Müldür immediately ran off towards the assistant referee, pointing at Almirón and miming the action the Atlanta United forward had done.

— George Edwards, New York Times, 21 June 2026

Definition of miming

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It was widely believed that Koval, 20, opted out in opposition to LSU’s signing 6-foot-5 Russian center Anna Minaeva, who previously played professionally for MBA Moscow.

— David K. Li, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026
There is an acknowledgement internally that signing Johnson in January was a costly mistake which hampered them in this window.

— Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of signing

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Making his first appearance here as Fed chair, Warsh stopped well short of clearly signaling an interest-rate increase at the Fed’s next meeting.

— David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2026
Trendalytics reports the look is up 214% in searches compared with last year, signaling growing interest in the imperfect finish.

— Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of signaling

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