noun, verb ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of placing a telephone call.

   "The visual indicators are a decided improvement, and have reduced the telephoning by the staff in the signalbox."

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of telephone form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

callcallcall upphoneringblower

Example

More examples

"I wanted to do some telephoning."

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