Which preposition to use with gestured

of Occurrences 847%

"I suppose you were aboard," said Barnett, and Trendon made a quick gesture of impatience and rebuke.

with Occurrences 98%

"Grinning old popinjay!" thought Mr. Parkinson; and envied him and internally noted, and with an unholy fervor cursed, the adroitness of intonation and the discreetly modulated gesture with which the colonel gave to every point of his merry-Andrewing its precise value.

to Occurrences 53%

And he slipped through the window, gesturing to George to come close.

toward Occurrences 50%

But Dolly must have known the whip in some former life, for even a gesture toward the socket roused her.

from Occurrences 42%

A gesture from the gambler sent the gun into obscurity, yet still the fellow continued to fall back.

in Occurrences 36%

The Colonel turned his back to the North Pole, and made a fine large gesture in the general direction of the Equator.

towards Occurrences 19%

"I wonder if Squire Clamp" The blacksmith nodded, with a gesture towards his children, as though he would not have them hear.

at Occurrences 17%

Still more effectually does the League forbid those creations of the futurist imagination, the imperialism of Italy and Greece, which make such threatening gestures at the world of our children.

as Occurrences 16%

Tone and gesture as revelations of the Inner-Me, the True-Me or Intra-Me if you will, are so potent because they are direct expressions of the vegetative apparatus.

for Occurrences 14%

(a gesture for expanse, then a reassuring gesture)

on Occurrences 12%

By the way, notice, in No. 25, the emphasis of gesture on the me.

than Occurrences 9%

When, therefore, the new-comer fearlessly laid his hand on an arm which could have killed him at a blow, and rather by gesture than by force released my captives, policy as well as instinct dictated submission.

by Occurrences 8%

But Mathieu, stupefied at finding her so well informed, and at a loss to understand why she spoke to him of that sorry affair after the lapse of so many years, could only make a gesture by which he betrayed both his surprise and his anxiety.

like Occurrences 5%

When, however, she saw that tears were Norine's only answer, she made an impatient gesture like an active woman who cannot afford to lose her time.

into Occurrences 4%

"Hereyou can have it after all," she said, crumpling the note and tossing it with a contemptuous gesture into her mother's lap.

over Occurrences 3%

she whispered, gesturing over her shoulder.

through Occurrences 3%

" He thrust his fingers with an impatient gesture through his hair.

before Occurrences 2%

Unconsciously he stiffenedhis old gesture before a woman.

without Occurrences 1%

* Nothing is more deplorable than a gesture without a motive.

above Occurrences 1%

He seemed to be pleading for something, and after a moment, with the faintest shrug of the shoulders, Nap lifted one hand and made a curious gesture above him.

after Occurrences 1%

Oliver bet $10 on red, a gesture after losing himself in admiration of the women.

against Occurrences 1%

She laid her cheek with a very loving gesture against his shoulder.

amongst Occurrences 1%

Yet there was not the least wanton smile or immodest gesture amongst them.

behind Occurrences 1%

" Still standing there, he turned slightly and made a sharp gesture behind the throne with his left hand.

between Occurrences 1%

This reasoning, together with some significant winks and gestures between the justice and the plaintiffs, brought him over to their way of thinking.

Which preposition to use with  gestured