beckon

/ˈbɛkən/noun

A silent gesture used to communicate something, such as calling someone over.

Example sentence

“With a quick beckon of her hand, she invited us to join her table.”

Usually a verb: you beckon someone over with a hand gesture. Writers also let places and futures beckon: "the open road beckoned".

Featured as word of the day on January 21, 2026.

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