All 12 Uses of
beckon
in
Harry Potter (#5) and the Order of the Phoenix
- He continued to grin in a horrible, manic way until all the curious neighbours had disappeared from their various windows, then the grin became a grimace of rage as he beckoned Harry back towards him.
Chpt 1beckoned = called (to come nearer by using a hand gesture or a nod)
- 'Come here, boy,' said Moody gruffly, beckoning Harry towards him with his wand.
Chpt 3 *beckoning = calling (to come nearer by using a hand gesture)
- Mrs Weasley beckoned imperiously to her sons and Hermione.
Chpt 5beckoned = called (to come nearer by using a hand gesture or a nod)
- She straightened up, positioned herself squarely in front of the curtains and beckoned them all forward.
Chpt 6beckoned = called (to come by using a hand gesture or a nod)
- He beckoned to Harry and led him out of Kingsley's cubicle, through a second set of oak doors, into another passage,
Chpt 7beckoned = called (to follow by using a hand gesture or a nod)
- 'I'm going to take you straight back so you can tell the others the good news,' he said, beckoning Harry forwards as Percy's heels disappeared up the steps to Level Nine.
Chpt 9beckoning = calling (to come by using a hand gesture or a nod)
- Mundungus stopped talking when he saw Harry, but Fred winked and beckoned Harry closer.
Chpt 9beckoned = called (to come nearer by using a hand gesture or a nod)
- 'Right,' said Tonks, beckoning them towards a window displaying nothing but a particularly ugly female dummy.
Chpt 22beckoning = calling (to come by using a hand gesture or a nod)
- Next second, his mouth opened in shock as the dummy gave a tiny nod and beckoned with its jointed finger, and Tonks had seized Ginny and Mrs Weasley by the elbows, stepped right through the glass and vanished.
Chpt 22beckoned = called (to come by using a hand gesture)
- Before he could think of what to say, however, Sirius had beckoned him to his side.
Chpt 24beckoned = called (to come nearer by using a hand gesture or a nod)
- 'Over here,' said Harry, glad of a reason to postpone his meeting with Snape, and beckoning her across to the corner of the Entrance Hall where the giant hourglasses stood.
Chpt 28beckoning = calling (to come by using a hand gesture or a nod)
- She beckoned them forwards imperiously and they came, shuffling their large feet and looking awkward.
Chpt 38beckoned = called (to come nearer by using a hand gesture or a nod)
Definition:
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(beckon) to call -- typically to ask or tell someone to come nearer by using a hand gesture or a nod of the head