motioning
present participle ofmotion
motion
verb[IorT,usually+ adv/prep]
uk/ˈməʊ.ʃən/us/ˈmoʊ.ʃən/to make asignalto someone, usually withyourhandorhead:
Isawhim motiontothe man at thedoor, whoquietlyleft.
Herfamilyallgatheredaround her, but she motioned them away.
[+ obj + to infinitive]He motioned metositdown.
Synonyms
gesticulateformal
gesture
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
Examplesofmotioning
motioning
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Moreover, successive iterations cause the diminishing of the magnitude of the systematic errors of the vehicle due to the decrease of the vehicle's motion in the short-rangemotioningphrase.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The castle was extremely run down and the city wasmotioningfor the castle to be demolished.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.That night while driving home, she sees the puppeteer at a traffic lightmotioningto her not to light the wrong end of her cigarette.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.If one uses motion and the defensive back follows themotioningreceiver, they are probably playing man coverage or blitzing.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Perry filed suitmotioningto suppress the photos used by the police because the photo used of him was unnecessarily suggestive.
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- acolyte
- a commanding position/view
- a conflict of interest
- a-conflict-of-interest
- a contradiction in terms
- a convincing win/victory
- acorn
- acoustic
- acoustically
- acoustic ballad
- acoustic characteristics
- acoustic cue
- acoustic features
- acoustic feedback
- acoustic guitar
- acoustic-guitar
- acoustic instrument
- acoustic music
- acoustic neuroma
- acoustic-neuroma
- acoustic noise
- acoustic performance
- acoustic piano
- acoustics
- acoustic sensor