motion
noun
the action or process of moving or of changing place or position; movement.
have motioned
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present perfectof motion.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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She would have motioned to John to tell no more, if she could have done so unseen by Ravenel.
From John March, Southerner by George W. Cable
Fearing consequences for the wretch, should any one wake, he would mercifully have motioned him off in silence; but the warning gesture was misunderstood.
From A Soldier of the Legion by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson
Entering the sanctum of the Headmaster, I should have motioned him to his seat—if he were seated already, have assured him that to rise was unnecessary.
From Tales of St. Austin's by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
I bowed and stepped back, motioning to the lacquey to take the fellow away, much as I should have motioned him to remove some uncleanness from before me.
From Bardelys the Magnificent; being an account of the strange wooing pursued by the Sieur Marcel de Saint-Pol, marquis of Bardelys... by Rafael Sabatini
I don't know as pa knew, anyway, but I guess he wanted something, or else he wouldn't have motioned Julius to go out, unless he just wanted to talk to Julium.
From Kilo : being the love story of Eliph' Hewlitt, book agent by Ellis Parker Butler
