BECKONING

Verb

beckoning

present participle of beckon

Adjective

beckoning (comparative more beckoning, superlative most beckoning)

That beckons.

Noun

beckoning (plural beckonings)

Such a wave or similar action.

Source: Wiktionary


BECKON

Beck"on, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beckoned (p. pr. & vb. n. Beckoning.]

Definition: To make a significant sign to; hence, to summon, as by a motion of the hand. His distant friends, he beckons near. Dryden. It beckons you to go away with it. Shak.

Beck"on, n.

Definition: A sign made without words; a beck. "At the first beckon." Bolingbroke.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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