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Meanings of menacing gesture in English

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Usage of menacing gesture in English
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Then, with a menacing gesture, he spoke in a low, bitter tone.
The Exploits of Elaine
2
At this painful recollection, she made a menacing gesture with her arm.
The Lerouge Case
3
She approached him slowly, with one small hand uplifted in a menacing gesture.
Under the Redwoods
4
Coimbra repeated the menacing gesture already made at Austin, and did not answer.
Dick Sand: A Captain at Fifteen
5
For a moment he advanced a step toward her, with a menacing gesture.
Friends, though divided: A Tale of the Civil War
6
When I addressed her, she raised her head with a fierce, menacing gesture.
The Monctons: A Novel. Volume 1 (of 2)
7
That man, so entirely under self-control, then made a menacing gesture.
Dick Sand: A Captain at Fifteen
8
Unable to speak for the moment, he waved his hand in a menacing gesture.
The Witch of Prague: A Fantastic Tale
9
They indicated to her, by a menacing gesture, that the session was not ended.
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Vol...
10
Afy's cheeks flushed scarlet, and she raised her hand with a quick, menacing gesture.
East Lynne
11
Just then, the sorcerer, speaking with a menacing gesture, and in a harsh tone, said:
Welsh Fairy Tales
12
The figure nodded its head and lifted its arm, I thought, with a menacing gesture.
The Purcell Papers — Volume 1
13
The monster then turned its attention to Locke, striding toward him with a menacing gesture.
The Master Mystery
14
Giovanni had advanced towards him with a menacing gesture.
Sant' Ilario
15
She held up her hand with a menacing gesture.
The Thin Red Line; and Blue Blood
16
Eve snatched her hand-mirror from the dressing-table, and gave it to him with a menacing gesture.
Mr. Prohack
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Menacing gesture across language varieties
United Kingdom
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