beckon
verb (used with or without object)
to signal, summon, or direct by a gesture of the head or hand.
beckoningly
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a word derived from
beckon.
Example Sentences
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Forster’s thoughtful romance “A Room With a View,” his third and most beckoningly readable novel, which has been made into a virtually irresistible film.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2023
The Devil's Thumb, a high rock shaped like a dark thumb pointing at the sky, loomed darkly and beckoningly before us.
From My Attainment of the Pole by Cook, Frederick A.
He waved his cigar beckoningly to Bill Hayden, turned his head to shake it at something Mary V had said from the doorway, and waited for Bill to ride close.
From Skyrider by Fischer, Anton Otto
Crooking her finger beckoningly at the old man, she crept on tiptoe to the bedroom door.
From The Wind Before the Dawn by Munger, Dell H.
And, in answer, the bundle of furs raised two arms and waved them beckoningly.
From The Watchers of the Plains A Tale of the Western Prairies by Cullum, Ridgwell
