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beckon

  • verb 1 make a gesture to encourage or instruct someone to approach or follow. 2 seem appealing or inviting: the wide open spaces of Australia beckoned.

  — ORIGIN Old English, related to BEACON.

The Fire in Our Throats Will Beckon the Thaw is the second full-length album by Pelican.

The longest track of the album, "March to the Sea," is occasionally played on the satellite radio station, Hard Attack. An extended version of this track, titled "March into the Sea," was released on the group's prior EP, running at 20:28.

Track listing
  1. "Last Day of Winter" – 9:36
  2. "Autumn into Summer" – 10:44
  3. "March to the Sea" – 11:37
  4. "•" – 4:43
  5. "Red Ran Amber" – 11:20
  6. "Aurora Borealis" – 4:55
  7. "Sirius" – 5:47


beckon Definition

beckon (bek′ən)

intransitive verb, transitive verb

  1. to call or summon by a silent gesture
  2. to seem enticing (to); attract; lure the woods beckon

Etymology: ME beknen < OE beacnian, becnian; akin to OS boknian, OHG bouhnen < Gmc *bauhnan < *baukna, beacon

beckon

verb:   signal with the hands or nod
verb:   summon with a wave, nod, or some other gesture
verb:   appear inviting (Example: "The shop window decorations beckoned")