Synonyms of dialing

dialing

verb

variants or dialling

present participle of dial

as in calling

to make a telephone call to

dialed 911 and asked for the police

Synonyms & Similar Words

• calling
• phoning
• telephoning
• ringing (up)
• buzzing
• beeping
• calling in
• cold-calling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dialing

With everything on the line, rookie offensive coordinator David Blough tried to be slick, dialing up a shovel pass to tight end John Bates. — Michael Silver, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

SpaceX is dialing back its Falcon 9 launch program, and there is no certainty about when SpaceX’s reusable next-generation super-heavy-lift rocket, Starship, will carry anything to orbit besides the company’s own Starlink satellites. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026

The blitz is coming The talent disparity is always apparent in buy games, but KU seemed to be dialing up a bit of pressure against LIU. — Pj Green september 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2026

The Aura 3 Pro retains most of the flagship’s core hardware while dialing back the raw specs a bit. — New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2026

Alexander, the chair of the Michigan Democratic Jewish caucus, said the El-Sayed campaign has been taking steps in recent weeks to repair relations with Jewish voters, including dialing down rhetoric singling out AIPAC. — Sam Gringlas, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026

The show is leaning into its strengths, dialing up the madcap comedy and overlapping dialogue while keeping the story lines rooted in recognizable rites of passage for young people. — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026

Herkov experienced Florida’s first national championship with Wuerffel throwing touchdowns and Spurrier dialing up plays. — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026

The weather service also urged people to find nearby cooling centers through local resources or by dialing 2-1-1 in Texas, and to watch for heatstroke and exhaustion. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026