Sven was so verbose that his friends resorted to calling him a chatterbox.
Source: tatoeba (1939)
Calling
//ˈkɔːlɪŋ//
Synonyms for "calling" (111 found)
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Closest matches (23)
Strong matches (33)
Related words (55)
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2 entriescauses
3 entriesdbpedia genre
2 entriesderived
7 entriesderived from
1 entriesform of
1 entrieshas subevent
1 entriesis a
3 entriesrelated to
3 entriesTranslations
29 translations across 15 languages.
Ancient Greek
2 entries- κλῆσις noun (strong urge (to become or do something))
- ἐπιτήδευμα noun (occupation)
Bulgarian
3 entries- влече́ние noun (strong urge (to become or do something))
- призва́ние noun (occupation)
- професия noun (occupation)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 呼召 noun (strong urge (to become or do something))
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 呼召 noun (strong urge (to become or do something))
- 職業 /职业 noun (occupation)
Czech
1 entries- povolání noun (occupation)
Esperanto
2 entries- alvokiĝo noun (strong urge (to become or do something))
- alvoko noun (occupation)
Finnish
2 entries- ammatti noun (occupation)
- kutsumus noun (strong urge (to become or do something))
Hungarian
1 entries- hivatás noun (occupation)
Italian
2 entries- chiamata noun (strong urge (to become or do something))
- vocazione noun (strong urge (to become or do something))
Japanese
2 entries- 天命 noun (strong urge (to become or do something))
- 天命 noun (occupation)
Polish
2 entries- powołanie noun (strong urge (to become or do something))
- powołanie noun (occupation)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- gairm noun (occupation)
- gairmeach noun (strong urge (to become or do something))
Spanish
4 entries- llamado noun (strong urge (to become or do something))
- llamamiento noun (strong urge (to become or do something))
- pegarle a noun (occupation)
- vocación noun (strong urge (to become or do something))
Swahili
1 entries- wito noun (strong urge (to become or do something))
Swedish
2 entries- kall noun (strong urge (to become or do something))
- kall noun (occupation)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
Now I have to leave, they're calling for my flight.
Source: tatoeba (2230)
I heard someone calling me from a distance.
Source: tatoeba (25846)
Stop calling me names. That'll do you no good.
Source: tatoeba (28584)
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