beckon
verb (used with or without object)
to signal, summon, or direct by a gesture of the head or hand.
am beckoning
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present progressiveof beckon (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"God be praised," she cried presently, "they are my brothers; I am beckoning to them, as well as I can, for them to make haste."
From The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault by Clarke, Harry
