All 5 Uses of
beckon
in
The Fellowship of the Ring
- With that he picked up his lilies, and then with a beckoning wave of his hand went hopping and dancing along the path eastward, still singing loudly and nonsensically.†
Chpt 1.6 *beckoning = calling -- typically to come nearer by using a hand gesture or a nod
- There on the hill-brow she stood beckoning to them: her hair was flying loose, and as it caught the sun it shone and shimmered.†
Chpt 1.8
- Soon Strider beckoned to them, and the hobbits left the bushes and hurried down to the Road.†
Chpt 1.12beckoned = called -- typically to come nearer by using a hand gesture or a nod
- Then, turning to Frodo, he beckoned to him.†
Chpt 2.1
- She spoke no word, but beckoned to them.†
Chpt 2.7
Definitions:
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(1)
(beckon) to call -- typically to ask or tell someone to come nearer by using a hand gesture or a nod of the head
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much less commonly, beckon can be a gesture that points in a direction.