How to describe this situation?
When a person is smoking a cigarette, and a friend comes over. So the person who's smoking wants to ask whether her friend wants to smoke too. She kinds of put the cigarettes a little bit forward, gesturing whether her friend want to have one or not, without saying it out loud. How would you say this in a sentence? If you know what I'm talking about...

A. She gestures the cigarettes to her.
B. She gestures the cigarettes to her, asking whether she wants one.

Any of these is correct?

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How to describe this situation?
When a person is smoking a cigarette, and a friend comes over. So the person who's smoking wants to ask whether her friend wants to smoke too. She kinds of put the cigarettes a little bit forward, gesturing whether her friend want to have one or not, without saying it out loud. How would you say this in a sentence? If you know what I'm talking about...

A. She gestures the cigarettes to her.
B. She gestures the cigarettes to her, asking whether she wants one.

Any of these is correct?

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Hello, Yang, 
No, unfortunately, neither of those sounds like a native speaker. I'd suggest simply, "She offers her a cigarette." Hope that helps.

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Thank you Tracy and Krystyna for your great suggestions!

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She moves the cigarettes toward her as if to offer one.
She moves the pack of cigarettes in her friend's direction, offering to share one.

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I would suggest: She offers the cigarettes to her.

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