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
beckoningly
adverb Over the main entrance, a constellation of electric lights flicked beckoningly off and on. — Peter QuennellIndulge Your Inner Word Nerd
1786
First Known Use of beckoning
1786
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