beck´on|ing|ly

beck´on|ing|ly
beck|on «BEHK uhn», verb, noun.
–v.i., v.t.
to signal (to a person) by a motion of the head or hand: »

The guide beckoned us to follow him.

SYNONYM(S): gesture, summon.
–n.
a signaling gesture.
[Old English bēcnan < bēacen a sign, beacon]
beck´on|er, noun.
beck´on|ing|ly, adverb.
Usage beckon. The idiom is beckon to, not beckon at: »

The tall man beckoned to her.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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