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    call·ing
    [ˈkôliNG]
    noun
    calling (noun) · callings (plural noun)
    1. the loud cries or shouts of an animal or person:
      "the calling of a cuckoo"
    2. a strong urge toward a particular way of life or career; a vocation:
      "those who have a special calling to minister to others' needs"
    call
    [kôl]
    verb
    calling (present participle)
    1. give (an infant or animal) a specified name:
      "they called their daughter Hannah"
    2. cry out (a word or words):
      "he heard an insistent voice calling his name" · "Meredith was already calling out a greeting"
    3. contact or attempt to contact (a person or number) by phone:
      "could I call you back?" · "at the first sign of heart attack symptoms call 911 immediately"
      Similar:
      phone
      telephone
      dial
      get
      reach
      ring up
      ring
      get on the phone to
      get someone on the phone
      make/place a call to
      give someone a ring
      • use a phone to summon (someone or something, especially an emergency service or a taxi):
        "her husband called an ambulance"
    4. order or request the attendance of:
      "representatives of all three teams have been called to appear before the stewards" · "I got a letter calling me for an interview"
      • bring (a witness) into court to give evidence:
        "four expert witnesses were called"
      • NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISH
        draw critical attention to someone's unacceptable actions or behavior:
        "she called him on his claim that the media were doing a bad job of covering the economy"
      • cause (someone) to have a strong urge to choose a particular career or way of life:
        "he was called to the priesthood" · "I think teachers, really good teachers, are called to teach"
    5. announce or decide that (an event, especially a meeting, strike, or election) is to happen:
      "there appeared to be no alternative but to call a general election" · "the Allied forces called a ceasefire" · "she intends to call a meeting of the committee early next week"
    6. BRITISH ENGLISH
      (of a person) pay a brief visit:
      "he had promised Celia he would call in at the clinic" · "he called around last night looking for you"
    7. (of an umpire or other official in a game) pronounce (a ball, stroke, or other action) to be the thing specified:
      "the linesman called the ball wide"
      • predict the result of (a future event, especially an election or a vote):
        "in the Northeast, the race remains too close to call" · "few pundits risked calling the election for either Bush or Kerry"
      • guess (the outcome) of tossing a coin:
        "Burnley called heads and won the toss" · "“You call,” he said. “Heads or tails?”"
    8. computing
      cause (a subroutine) to be executed:
      "one subroutine may call another subroutine (or itself)"
    Origin
    late Old English ceallian, from Old Norse kalla ‘summon loudly’.
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    What does calling mean?
    The meaning of CALLING is a strong inner impulse toward a particular course of action especially when accompanied by conviction of divine influence. How to use calling in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Calling.

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    What does it mean if you call something?
    If you call something, you say it in a loud voice, because you are trying to attract someone's attention. He could hear the others downstairs in different parts of the house calling his name. [VERB noun] 'Boys!' she called again. [VERB with quote] Call out means the same as call. The butcher's son called out a greeting. [VERB PARTICLE noun]

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    What is a calling noun?
    Definition of calling noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary a strong desire or feeling of duty to do a particular job, especially one in which you help other people synonym vocation He realized that his calling was to preach the gospel. Want to learn more? (formal) a profession or career

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    What does calling mean in French?
    The French adopt the same derivation, calling it "asbeste" (minèral filamenteux et incombustible). You can then test yourself on the work by calling to mind whatever you have thus cemented together. Calling definition: the act of a person or thing that calls. . See examples of CALLING used in a sentence.

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    What is a telephone call?
    : the act of speaking to or attempting to reach someone by telephone or by a similar online communication service a telephone call a video call made a callto the mayor In a time before keeping in touch was an internet callaway, I'd have to say goodbye forever to bedrooms, to classrooms, to friends. —Soniah Kamal

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    What is a call on a job?
    call upon 1 : require, oblige may be called uponto do several jobs 2 : to make a demand on : depend on universities are called uponto produce trained professionals at callor on call 1 a : available for use : at the service of thousands of men athis call b : ready to respond to a summons or command a doctor on call 2

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