Significados de brief gesture en inglés

He made a brief gesture, as if refusing a challenge, and stood up.

Brent's only response to that was a brief gesture of despair.

She gave a brief gesture with her hands and pushed the idea from her.

The girl blinked against the light, the brief gesture sufficient to jump-start Ripley's mind.

With a brief gesture at the sofa, Penny sat down in the matching armchair.

Green, with a brief gesture of farewell, turned to follow.

Warden made a brief gesture as of one who submits to the inevitable, and turned away.

He lifted his hand in a brief gesture and Hanson felt a thickness over his lips that made speech impossible.

The gentleman, with a brief gesture, put his man in charge again, whilst he himself went forward to the lady.

The Multitude made a brief gesture with several hands, and a duo collected the residents and brought them to the heir.

A variant that involves an exchange of queens. He made a brief gesture with his hand, as if clearing an imaginary board.

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 Emperor had seated himself again to oversee the proceedings; now he nodded approvingly, and made a brief gesture to one of his attendants.

"Pray for me," he said low; and with a brief gesture to the others ran down the terrace to the boat.

"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.