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- [kaw-ling]
- /ˈkɔ lɪŋ/
- /ˈkɔː.lɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kaw-ling]
- /ˈkɔ lɪŋ/
Definitions of calling word
- countable noun calling A calling is a profession or career which someone is strongly attracted to, especially one which involves helping other people. 3
- noun calling a strong inner urge to follow an occupation, etc; vocation 3
- noun calling an occupation, profession, or trade 3
- noun calling the action of one that calls 3
- noun calling one's occupation, profession, or trade 3
- noun calling an inner urging toward some profession or activity; vocation 3
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Origin of calling
First appearance:
before 1200 One of the 9% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1200-50; See origin at call, -ing1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Calling
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
calling popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
calling usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for calling
noun calling
- province — an administrative division or unit of a country.
- art — Art consists of paintings, sculpture, and other pictures or objects which are created for people to look at and admire or think deeply about.
- mission — a city in S Texas.
- trade — the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries: domestic trade; foreign trade.
- racket — a light bat having a netting of catgut or nylon stretched in a more or less oval frame and used for striking the ball in tennis, the shuttlecock in badminton, etc.
adjective calling
- visiting — to go to and stay with (a person or family) or at (a place) for a short time for reasons of sociability, politeness, business, curiosity, etc.: to visit a friend; to visit clients; to visit Paris.
- whistling — an instrument for producing whistling sounds by means of the breath, steam, etc., as a small wooden or tin tube, a pipe, or a similar device with an air chamber containing a small ball that oscillates when air is forced through an opening, producing a high-pitched, warbling tone.
Antonyms for calling
noun calling
- fun — something that provides mirth or amusement: A picnic would be fun.
- pastime — something that serves to make time pass agreeably; a pleasant means of amusement, recreation, or sport: to play cards as a pastime.
- surrender — to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
- avocation — Your avocation is a job or activity that you do because you are interested in it, rather than to earn your living.
- recreation — the act of creating anew.
Top questions with calling
- who calling me?
- who is calling me?
- what is wifi calling?
- how to block your number when calling?
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