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Motioned

Motion \Mo"tion\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Motioned; p. pr. & vb. n. Motioning.]

  1. To make a significant movement or gesture, as with the hand; as, to motion to one to take a seat.

  2. To make proposal; to offer plans. [Obs.]
    --Shak.

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motioned

vb. (en-past of: motion)

Usage examples of "motioned".

Inwardly Ken groaned again and motioned Hrrula to repeat the word once more.

Ayla motioned, her eyes full of soft wonder at the miracle she had seen.

Creb motioned with an air of imparting a fact of great wisdom to an admiring student, "like not having the memories, or the strange sounds she used to make.

Iza motioned and went back to stirring a bowl of parched, ground grain, watching bubbles slowly rising with a gentle pukkah, pukkah, pukkah.

Iza took it, looked at it critically, nodded her head, and motioned to Ayla to hold back his lips again.

The woman rose, motioned to Ona, and started toward her shelter.

Droog looked once more over the kit of tools he had manufactured, then motioned to Ayla who had been watching in rapt attention, hardly daring to breathe.

Ayla motioned with Creb's one-handed symbols, holding the tools carefully in the other as she ran toward the medicine woman.

At the evening meal, when twilight was fading into darkness, he motioned to Iza.

Iza motioned as the old man led the snow-covered girl back to his hearth.

Ayla motioned and reached to scratch behind the other ear he had turned in her direction.

Ayla motioned, laughing at him with red juice on his face, hands, and round belly.

Cire looked expectantly at Harlan who motioned him to answer even as Harlan edged quickly back to the kitchen.

Stannall motioned to Maxil to be seated on the single raised chair to the right of the eight elders.

He motioned me to sit and gave an order for hot drinks to the servant who appeared.