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Answer for the clue "Did demonstrative act let guide cast off? ", 12 letters:
gesticulated

Word definitions for gesticulated in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: gesticulate)

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Gesticulate \Ges*tic"u*late\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gesticulated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Gesticulating .] [L. gesticulatus, p. p. of gesticulari to gesticulate, fr. gesticulus a mimic gesture, gesticulation, dim. of gestus gesture, fr. gerere, gestum, to bear, ...

Usage examples of gesticulated.

He gesticulated at the constructs to follow him as he slipped past the gash.

He gesticulated at me, that bright-eyed chick, and he screamed curses too fast for me to understand.

He gesticulated at a collection of variegated cages in the far corner of the walkway.

Lin’s and Isaac’s guide beckoned them enthusiastically and gesticulated at the four blocks positioned in a square.

He gesticulated at the dancefloor where the dancers jumped up and down to Wind City, drenched in blood, stamping on dying rats.

The baron gesticulated admiration mixed with paranoia, a diffi­cult gesture for any but the most accomplished orator to exe­cute eloquently.

The baron gesticulated admiration mixed with paranoia, a diffi-cult gesture for any but the most accomplished orator to exe-cute eloquently.

He gesticulated and articulated, and so worked himself up over it, that the big drops of sweat fell in a cascade down his forehead on to his chest.