Present participle of 'beck': the act of calling or signaling someone with a gesture or wave.
From Old English 'becnan,' the continuous form of 'beck.' Used to describe the ongoing action of summoning or gesturing to attract someone's attention.
Body language like becking is universal—humans across all cultures use hand signals to call people over, which suggests this is a deeper instinct than language itself!
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