beckoningly

ˈbɛkənɪŋli

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Definition of beckoningly - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

gesture

Rare

in a way that signals someone to come closer

Rare

She waved beckoningly, urging him to join her.

enticingly

invitingly

invitingly

Rare

in a way that invites or attracts

Rare

She smiled beckoningly at him from across the room.

attractively

enticingly

invitingly

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Origin of beckoningly

Old English, bēacnian (to make a sign)

Examples of beckoningly in a sentence

The lights flickered beckoningly in the distance.
The aroma wafted beckoningly from the kitchen.

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French:en faisant signe, d'une manière invitante, ...
German:einladend, verlockend, ...
Italian:in modo invitante, in modo attraente, ...
Spanish:de manera llamativa, atractivamente, ...
Portuguese:de forma convidativa, sedutoramente, ...
Chinese:用手势邀请, 吸引地, ...
Japanese:手招きして, 誘うように, ...
Arabic:بإشارة دعوة, بِدَعْوَة, ...
Hebrew:בְּמִחוּוָה מַמְשֶׁכֶת, בְּצוּרָה מַזְמִינָה, ...
Russian:приглашающе, привлекательно, ...
Ukrainian:запрошуючи, запрошуюче, ...
Hindi:इशारे से, आकर्षक तरीके से, ...
Bengali:ইশারায়, আমন্ত্রণমূলকভাবে, ...
Catalan:amb un gest, convidantment, ...
Czech:vybízivě, svůdně, ...
Danish:indbydende, tiltrækkende, ...
Dutch:wenkend, verleidelijk, ...
Greek:προσκαλώντας, προκλητικά, ...
Hungarian:hívogatóan, csábítóan, ...
Khmer:ដោយហៅ, ដោយកាយវិការអញ្ជើញ, ...
Korean:손짓으로, 매혹적으로, ...
Persian:با اشاره, با جذابیت, ...
Polish:gestem, zapraszająco, ...
Portuguese (BR):de forma convidativa, atrativamente, ...
Romanian:făcând semn, invitațional, ...
Swedish:vinkande, inbjudande, ...
Thai:ด้วยท่าทางเรียก, อย่างเชิญชวน, ...
Turkish:çağırarak, davetkar bir şekilde, ...
Vietnamese:vẫy gọi, mời gọi, ...

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Adverb

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