In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
As a taped musician crooned a tune about love and the beauties of nature, the puppet swayed andgesticulatedwith realistic grace.
From theCambridge English Corpus
She ate her lunch, butgesticulatedviolently when eating.
From theCambridge English Corpus
We have shouted andgesticulatedmany times to the bridge, but we are still waiting to know if anyone can hear us.
From the
Hansard archive
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