beck·on
 /ˈbɛkən/  verb  , -ons, -oned, -on·ing
  1 : to signal (someone) with your arm or hand in order to tell that person to come closer or follow
   [  + obj  ] She was beckoning them in to shore.
    He beckoned them over (to where he was).
    She beckoned the waiter to come over.
   [  no obj  ] She beckoned to the waiter to come over.
  2 a [  no obj  ] : to appear attractive or inviting
   From the time he was a child, the wilderness beckoned to him.
   New adventures were beckoning.
   a beckoning smile
  2 b [  + obj  ] : to attract (someone or something)
   The nature preserve beckons bird-watchers, who visit from around the world.
  beck·on·ing·ly  adv   [more ~; most ~]
   She smiled beckoningly.