Definition of dialling tone
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: the sound that comes from a telephone when it is ready for a call to be made : (US) dial tone
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: the face of a sundial
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: timepiece
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: the graduated face of a timepiece
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: to measure with a dial
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: to manipulate a device (such as a dial) so as to operate, regulate, or select
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: call
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tone
play
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: vocal or musical sound of a specific quality
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: a sound of definite pitch and vibration
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: whole step
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: to impart tone to : strengthen
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: to soften or reduce in intensity, color, appearance, or sound : mellow
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: to change the normal silver image of (something, such as a photographic print) into a colored image
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