dial 1 of 2

verb

Definition of dialnext
as in to call
to make a telephone call to dialed 911 and asked for the police

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dial

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noun

1
as in gauge

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2
as in knob

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Recent Examples of dial
Verb
Shopping has been steady, though Americans have dialed in on sales. — Anne D’innocenzio, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026 Hideki has gained strokes on the field in driving accuracy in six consecutive starts, has picked up strokes putting in four of his last five outings, has a world-class short-game and is dialed in with his irons. — Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Noun
No matter what kind of background noise you’re immersed in, the AirPods Pro 3 dial back the ambient sound across all frequencies. — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 14 Aug. 2026 On Podium, Cheekface dial up both the hooks and the sociopolitical dread, but absurdist humor remains their defense mechanism for a world spiraling out of control. — Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dial
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dial
  1. call
  2. gauge
  3. knob
  4. phone
  5. face
  6. lever
  7. telephone
  8. index
Verb
  • The ice cream, called tanada aisu, is made with rice from the terraces, oat milk, coconut milk, cane sugar and rice syrup, with no eggs or dairy.
    — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Initially called a foul ball, replay review showed that the ball scraped the outside of the foul pole.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of call
Noun
  • Open models can be downloaded, customized and used as building blocks for new AI products, making adoption a gauge of which technologies developers are choosing to build on.
    — Saritha Rai, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The town's response teams, comprised of volunteers, are monitoring a river gauge and posting updates as needed while potential flooding risks remain.
    — Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of gauge
Noun
  • Its front door was six inches too short for its frame and outfitted with a bathroom push knob instead of a lever handle, almost as if the original slab had been blown from its casing by an internal explosion.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Some may be automatic, while others require the user to slip a cap over the end or rotate a knob.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of knob
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 phone
Noun
  • The team ended the NBA’s longest season in October 2020 with the franchise’s 17th title, the crowning achievement of Jeanie’s time as the face of Lakers ownership.
    — Law Murray, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Despite a recent controversy regarding his comments about Dodgers fans, Crow-Armstrong's dynamic play and the potential for a new MVP face could sway voters over Ohtani's two-way dominance.
    — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of face
Noun
  • Where Pressure Actually Comes From The fastest-moving lever for change is platform policy.
    — Ashlee Difuntorum, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • On the Street Glide 3, this is a lever next to the left-hand footboard.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of lever
Verb
  • So Parker telephoned the base posing as the doctor of Adams’ supposedly ailing mother and talked the young soldier’s superiors into issuing an emergency furlough.
    — Dan Kelly July 28, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
  • The average taxpayer who telephoned the IRS during tax season this year spent 14 minutes on hold, the advocate reports.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 27 June 2026
Definition of telephone
Noun
  • On the economic front, investors will be watching for the August Empire State manufacturing index, as well as the NAHB Housing Market Index for August.
    — Lee Ying Shan,Sarah Min, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Liquids are lower in nitrogen and low on the salt index, so there’s less risk of burning.
    — Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of index

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