beckoning

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adjective

beck·​on·​ing ˈbe-kᵊn-iŋ 

: attractive or inviting : appealing entry 1

… 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 Quennell

beckoning

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present participle of beckon

Examples of beckoning in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Dickinson’s line readings are barbed yet beckoning, delivered with wild subtext bubbling just beneath the surface of his speech. — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025

Israel will not hold elections at the beckoning call of President Biden or the preaching American media. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2024

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

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

from present participle of beckon

First Known Use

Adjective

1786, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for beckoning

• reckoning