beckon
verb (used with or without object)
to signal, summon, or direct by a gesture of the head or hand.
has been beckoning
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present perfect progressiveof beckon (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Kingsport’s greatest asset, Bays Mountain Park, has been beckoning residents to an experience not available in many of the nation’s larger cities for just shy of 50 years.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 19, 2017
Percy Bysshe Shelley has been beckoning from the abode where the Eternal are.
From Time Magazine Archive
The eye-popping allure of The Chutes has been beckoning poachers for years, long before Mt.
From Time Magazine Archive
