motioning in English

verb
1
direct or command (someone) with a movement of the hand or head.
he motioned Dennis to a plush chair
synonyms:gesturesignaldirectindicatewavebeckonnodgesticulate
2
make a proposal in a deliberative or legislative body.
she recognized the majority leader, who motioned that the body adjourn
verb

Use "motioning" in a sentence

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1. The president nodded soberly, motioning the ambassador to a chair.

2. Mrs. Garner crooked her finger at me, motioning for me to come over.

3. Motioning aside the other people in the room, the doctor signalled to me to come forward.

4. I turned around and saw a gray-haired Tahitian woman standing in the doorway motioning for me to come back.