beckoning
adjectiveUK /ˈbek.ən.ɪŋ/
US /ˈbek.ən.ɪŋ/
Making a sign with your hand to ask someone to come closer.
She gave me a beckoning wave from across the playground.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. Attractive or tempting in a way that draws you toward it.
The beckoning lights of the fairground pulled us in.
3. The act of signaling to someone to come nearer.
His beckoning from the doorway told us it was time to go inside.
4. Calling or appealing to someone strongly.
The beckoning call of adventure made her pack her bags.