telephoning

verb

present participle of telephone
as in dialing
to make a telephone call to I'll try to telephone the office and make an appointment today

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for telephoning
  1. dialing
  2. calling
  3. phoning
Verb
  • Hathaway makes a meal of every moment, dialing her performance up to an 11 as the pulpy, erotic thriller goes deliriously off the rails.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026
  • At the same time, non-AI sectors, such as electric vehicles and new construction, are also dialing up demand.
    — Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of dialing
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  • The American singer gave KiiiKiii a shoutout during an interview with The Korea Times, calling them a strong fifth-generation group that stands out.
    — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Among them, offensive coordinator Tanner Engstrand opted against taking what was effectively a demotion, with play-calling duties going to a more veteran coach (eventually, Frank Reich), and left, too.
    — Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of calling
Verb
  • Also injured during the home invasion was Werner’s wife, a 69-year-old woman who was shot in the head before phoning authorities, police said.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Morocco’s outsourced call-center industry — built on cheap, Francophone labor with relatively weak unions — makes 80% of its revenue from phoning French customers.
    — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of phoning
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