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Meanings of brief gesture in English

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Usage of brief gesture in English
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He made a brief gesture, as if refusing a challenge, and stood up.
The Odds / And Other Stories
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Brent's only response to that was a brief gesture of despair.
A Pagan of the Hills
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She gave a brief gesture with her hands and pushed the idea from her.
The Best Short Stories of 1921, and the Yearbook of the American...
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The girl blinked against the light, the brief gesture sufficient to jump-start Ripley's mind.
The Complete Alien Omnibus
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With a brief gesture at the sofa, Penny sat down in the matching armchair.
The cold light of mourning
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Green, with a brief gesture of farewell, turned to follow.
The Obstacle Race
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Warden made a brief gesture as of one who submits to the inevitable, and turned away.
The Odds / And Other Stories
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He lifted his hand in a brief gesture and Hanson felt a thickness over his lips that made speech impossible.
The Sky Is Falling
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The gentleman, with a brief gesture, put his man in charge again, whilst he himself went forward to the lady.
The Trespasser
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The Multitude made a brief gesture with several hands, and a duo collected the residents and brought them to the heir.
Seven Wonders of a Once and Future World & Other Stories
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A variant that involves an exchange of queens. He made a brief gesture with his hand, as if clearing an imaginary board.
The Flanders Panel
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She had signed with a brief gesture to one of the servants, who at once set about lighting the gas-jets over the table.
The Old Wives' Tale
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The Emperor had seated himself again to oversee the proceedings; now he nodded approvingly, and made a brief gesture to one of his attendants.
Throne of Jade
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"Pray for me," he said low; and with a brief gesture to the others ran down the terrace to the boat.
Crucial Instances
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"That'd be fine, sir." The man sketched a brief gesture of touching a forelock, as though he were a retainer and Peterson the squire.
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