variants
or dialling
as in calling
to make a telephone call to
dialed 911 and asked for the police
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Recent Examples of dialing
While Guardiola might still refer to formations as phone numbers, the use of a 4-2-3-1 appears to be dialling back up.
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Mark Carey, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
Chinese leaders may decide to continue dialing up tensions, perhaps even derailing the talks and reigniting the spring’s tit-for-tat tariff war.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
Summit leaves much of Spears’ original vocal in tact, in moments chopping it up and adding spaces of near silence for dramatic effect, before dialing up the BPM and letting the whole thing loose with a bouncy drop.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2025
Scammers often use auto-dialing software, blasting out thousands of calls a day.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
The man tried to rob him, causing a scuffle that ended with Zeek shot, lying on the ground, dialing 911.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
The only thing missing is Sean McVay dialing up more plays for him in the red zone.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
Lemis immediately called her 17-year-old daughter, Meilin Lemis, to wake her up before dialing 9-1-1 right after.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Star Wars films had a downward trajectory at the box office which had resulted in Disney dialing back on their production.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 22 Sep. 2025
Mark Carey, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
Chinese leaders may decide to continue dialing up tensions, perhaps even derailing the talks and reigniting the spring’s tit-for-tat tariff war.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
Summit leaves much of Spears’ original vocal in tact, in moments chopping it up and adding spaces of near silence for dramatic effect, before dialing up the BPM and letting the whole thing loose with a bouncy drop.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2025
Scammers often use auto-dialing software, blasting out thousands of calls a day.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
The man tried to rob him, causing a scuffle that ended with Zeek shot, lying on the ground, dialing 911.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
The only thing missing is Sean McVay dialing up more plays for him in the red zone.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
Lemis immediately called her 17-year-old daughter, Meilin Lemis, to wake her up before dialing 9-1-1 right after.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Star Wars films had a downward trajectory at the box office which had resulted in Disney dialing back on their production.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dialing
Verb
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The officer calmly and sweetly talks to the dog, calling to Moose to get the canine to come closer.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Someone keeps calling her on the landline and leaving voice messages and texting her mobile phone—bits of song lyrics, compliments, and emoticons.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Though there’s a long and understandable tradition of chefs phoning in the breakfast shift and focusing their energy on dinner, this year was dominated by restaurants approaching the morning meal with excitement and creativity.—
Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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But phoning in sick isn’t going to be an option.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Dialing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dialing. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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