Indicate direction or point to object by gesture of the head

Indicate direction or point to object by gesture of the head. Visually, it is a short jerk of the head in the said direction. Say a SWAT team leader silently directs his men to go to the left. Would you say "nods at"? There has to be something better.


You can actually use use jerk:

He indicated the bedroom with a jerk of his head.

Alternatively you could indeed use nod:

I asked where Steve was and she nodded in the direction of the kitchen.