"Even if the man makes no threatening gesture with the pistol?"

They came on, with no threatening gestures at all.

He took a step toward the desk, but as a threatening gesture it was ineffective.

Jenkins again asked whether Shirley had made any threatening gestures.

The Macleans who stood on either side of him moved in a threatening gesture.

He hoped that his threatening gesture would be enough to keep them away.

They carried sharp objects and were making threatening gestures with them.

His companions stood quietly behind him, making no threatening gestures.

He made a threatening gesture with his free hand.

Making threatening gestures to someone can be considered a form of assault under British law.