gesticulated
Communicated through movements
Gesticulated is the past tense of gesticulate, meaning to make emphatic gestures while speaking or in place of speech.
The word suggests animated, expressive movement of the hands and arms: He gesticulated wildly as he described the accident.
It often implies communication that's vigorous or theatrical, sometimes to compensate for a language barrier or to add dramatic emphasis.
Made a physical signal
- motionedCommunicated through gesture
- signaledConveyed through indication
- indicatedShowed or suggested
- wavedMade a greeting motion
beckoned · pantomimed · mimed · conveyed · expressed · nonverbal · body language · hand movements
Full of life, or drawn moving
- emphaticExpressed with force
- expressiveShowing feelings outwardly
- wildlyWithout control or moderation
- vigorouslyWith forceful enthusiasm
frantically · excitedly · passionately · dramatically · forcefully · energetically · punctuated · underscored
In a striking manner
- expressivelyWith outward emotion
- flamboyantlyIn an ostentatious manner
- performativeDone for appearance's sake
- exaggeratedMade larger than reality
stagey · animated · over-the-top · histrionic · melodramatic · oratorical · declamatory · flourishing
gestured
Made a physical signal
waved · beckoned · pantomimed · mimed · conveyed · expressed · nonverbal · body language · hand movements · signing
animated
Full of life, or drawn moving
- emphaticExpressed with force
- expressiveShowing feelings outwardly
- wildlyWithout control or moderation
vigorously · frantically · excitedly · passionately · dramatically · forcefully · energetically · punctuated · underscored · stressed
dramatically
In a striking manner
- expressivelyWith outward emotion
- flamboyantlyIn an ostentatious manner
- performativeDone for appearance's sake
exaggerated · stagey · animated · over-the-top · histrionic · melodramatic · oratorical · declamatory · flourishing · grandly
gesticulatedspoke
Communicated verbally
verbalized · articulated · said · uttered · vocalized