beckoning
present participle ofbeckon
beckon
verb
uk/ˈbek.ən/us/ˈbek.ən/[IorT]
tomoveyourhandorheadin a way thattellssomeone to comenearer:
Thecustomsofficialbeckoned the womantohiscounter.
"Hey you!" she called, beckoning meoverwith herfinger.
He beckonedtome, as if hewantedtospeakto me.
[I]
If something beckons, itattractspeople:
Formanyyoungpeople, thebrightlightsof thecitybeckon, though a lot of them end upsleepingon thestreets.
[I]
If aneventorachievementbeckons, it islikelytohappen:
She's anexcellentstudent,forwhom awonderfulfuturebeckons.
Gestures & gesturing
- air punch
- air quotes
- bat
- beckon
- bird
- blowsomeonea kissphrase
- flipsomeoneoff
- flourish
- gesticulate
- gesticulation
- gesture
- peace sign
- pumpsomeone'shandidiom
- shake
- shrug
- signing
- snapyourfingersidiom
- stick/putyourtongue outidiom
- tongue
- wink
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Attracting and tempting
About to happen
Examplesofbeckoning
beckoning
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
The initial tease, thatbeckoningfinger, is genius.
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The principles document calls for the individual to be an agent of change,beckoningcollaboration as well as community involvement.
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He'll return as the result of the ritualbeckoning.
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A glazed door shedsbeckoninglight from the kitchen.
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I believe that we might readily accept that there are two visions of immunologybeckoningfor attention.
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The theatre was certainly a constant sirenbeckoningthe composer.
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Thebeckoningbecomes a kind of magic.
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The chin was raised, the right arm lifted high, the open right hand extended in a gesture that mingled defiant self-acclamation with a commanding,beckoningwave.
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Across the steppes glows the furnace of industrybeckoningto a promised land.
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We arebeckoninghim down the road, and he knows it very well indeed.
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There is the policeman standing on the kerb andbeckoningpedestrians forward or holding them back.
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Such misery is clearlybeckoning.
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Whether that is in any way related to perceptions that they will be in opposition for longer and that government is notbeckoningis not for me to say.
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We have weekly stories of restaurants and butchers defying the rules with signsbeckoningthe passing motorist to pull in and buy beef on the bone.
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Some of the sculptures are electric or battery-powered and have a slow-moving pawbeckoning.
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- roulade
- roulette
- roulette table
- roulette wheel
- roulette-wheel
- round
- round about
- roundabout
- round-about
- round and round
- round-and-round
- round/around the block
- round-around-the-block
- round/around the clock
- round-around-the-clock
- round barn
- round brackets
- round-brackets
- round-down
- round-down-up
- rounded
- rounded corner
- rounded end
- rounded hill
- rounded shape