beckoningly
- adverb
- /ˈbɛkənɪŋli/
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invitadoramente
- The cat sat beckoningly at the door.
Examples
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The open door stood beckoningly, inviting us to step inside.
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He waved beckoningly to his friends to join him at the table.
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She smiled beckoningly at him from across the room.
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She waved beckoningly from across the street.
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She smiled at him beckoningly, encouraging him to join her on the dance floor.
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The garden was beckoning, with its vibrant flowers and inviting pathways.
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He waved his hand beckoningly, signaling the children to come closer for a story.
Synonyms
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4.1
Makes people want to come closer
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4.4
In a way that makes someone want something
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4.7
In a way that makes someone want it
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5.9
In a way that is attractive and makes people pay attention
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5.9
Gently and kindly to get someone to do something
In a gentle, flattering way to persuade someone
Antonyms
How Inviting
Surface Forms
Morphology
beckoningly = beckoning (transparent) = beckon + ing + ly
The adverb is formed by adding a regular adverbial suffix '-ly' to 'beckoning', which itself is the participle of the verb 'beckon', so the meaning follows directly.
Etymology
Beckoningly comes from beckon, which comes from an old word related to beacon meaning 'a signal' or 'a light that calls people'. So to beckon is to give a small sign to come, and beckoningly means 'in a way that invites someone to come closer'.