beckoned
Gestured someone closer
Beckoned is the past tense of beckon, meaning to signal someone to approach or follow, typically with a gesture of the hand or head: She beckoned him over to her table.
By extension, something appealing or inviting beckons: Adventure beckoned, The open road beckoned to us.
Oscillating motion through medium
- motionChange in position
- handwaveDismissive evasion of explanation
- nodBrief head tilt
- signalMessage-conveying cue
cue · hand signal · come-hither · head tilt · indication · flourish · wink · palm up
Contact by phone
- summonsFormal court notification
- invokeCall upon formally
- conjureSummon by supernatural means
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
rouse · muster · bid · hail · page · rally · convene · send for
Hospitable greeting offered
- invitationRequest to attend
- entreatyEarnest, urgent request
- overtureIntroductory orchestral piece
- urgeStrong inner drive
coax · request · encourage · usher · wave in · draw in · open arms
wave
Oscillating motion through medium
signal · cue · hand signal · come-hither · head tilt · indication · flourish · wink · palm up · finger wag
call
Contact by phone
command · rouse · muster · bid · hail · page · rally · convene · send for · call forth
welcome
Hospitable greeting offered
- invitationRequest to attend
- entreatyEarnest, urgent request
- overtureIntroductory orchestral piece
urge · coax · request · encourage · usher · wave in · draw in · open arms
tempt
Draw toward wrongdoing
draw · appeal · charm · captivate · fascinate · seduce · enchant · magnetize · pull · siren call
await
Remain expectant for
fate · prospect · promise · calling · new chapter · adventure · possibility · threshold · doorway · path forward
- beckoning catFortune-bringing waving figurine