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[ verb ] signal with the hands or nod
Synonyms Examples "She waved to her friends" "He waved his hand hospitably" Used in print (Joyce O. Hertzler, American Social Institutions;...)Religion at its best is out in_front , ever beckoning and leading_on , and , as Lippman put it , `` mobilizing all man 's scattered energies in one triumphant sense of his own infinite importance '' . (Robert L. Duncan, The Voice of Strangers....)He beckoned to her from the door and she slipped quietly outside . (E. Lucas Myers, "The Vindication of Dr. Nestor,"...)Now you go outside and beckon me when it 's safe '' . The hall was empty and Alex beckoned ; they climbed the stairs which creaked , very_loudly to their sensitive ears , and reached the next floor . Related terms |
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[ verb ] appear inviting
Examples "The shop window decorations beckoned" Used in print (David Boroff, "Jewish Teen-Age Culture"...)The great world beyond beckons . Related terms |
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[ verb ] summon with a wave, nod, or some other gesture
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