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Definition
to call — typically to ask or tell someone to come nearer by using a hand gesture or a nod of the head
- Beckoning to a fair-haired, ruddy young man who happened to be passing at the moment.p. 8.7
beckoning = calling (to come nearer by using a hand gesture or a nod)
- But at this moment their guide came back and, beckoning them to follow, led the way down the narrow street between the houses.p. 112.3
beckoning = calling (to follow by using a hand gesture or a nod)
There are no more uses of "beckon" in Brave New World.
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