beckoning

adjective

beck·on·ing | \ ˈbe-kᵊn-iŋ

Definition of beckoning

: attractive or inviting : appealing … in the beckoning, golden distances of the great new westward continent …— Robert Penn Warren The most immediately beckoning aspect of Kobke's work is probably his portraiture.— Sanford Schwartz

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beckoningly adverb

Over the main entrance, a constellation of electric lights flicked beckoningly off and on. — Peter Quennell

Examples of beckoning in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web As with any festival worthy of its reputation, Telluride offers more beckoning films than attendees can see. — Lisa Kennedy, The Know, 29 Aug. 2019 An overnight visit also improves visitors’ chances of hearing the beckoning howls of the wolves. — Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian, 20 Apr. 2017

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