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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
Vocabulary
Beckoning
Hello,
What does "beckoning" mean here:"But she was still scared of the beckoning water."?
Could you simplify it/transform it?
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beckoning: summoning by making a gesture with the hand, arm, or head to encourage someone to approach. Beckoning is saying "Come here", but with a gesture instead of words. Water cannot do that literally, so this is obviously metaphoric language.
- beckoning: summoning by making a gesture with the hand, arm, or head to encourage someone to approach.
- Beckoning is saying "Come here", but with a gesture instead of words.
- Water cannot do that literally, so this is obviously metaphoric language.
- CJ
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beckoning: summoning by making a gesture with the hand, arm, or head to encourage someone to approach.
Beckoning is saying "Come here", but with a gesture instead of words.
Water cannot do that literally, so this is obviously metaphoric language.
CJ
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