tolling

verb

present participle of toll
as in ringing
to make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates let the church bells joyously toll on this most happy occasion

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Recent Examples of tolling Indonesia’s neighbors have responded differently to the idea of tolling the Strait of Malacca. — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026 Tehran, which has reportedly been tolling some ships seeking transit through the Strait of Hormuz, has vowed to retaliate against any military vessels in the strait. — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2026 But the bell started tolling in 2019, during Mayor Catherine Pugh’s book scandal. — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2026 The board also suggested tolling all lanes. — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2025 While in Orheiul Vechi, ancient stone churches cling to the rock face—their bells tolling hours that feel older than the winding road below. — Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tolling
  1. ringing
  2. chiming
Verb
  • Hicks drove the next pitch to right-center for a 3-0 lead, electrifying the towel-waving, cowbell-ringing crowd of 32,125 fans at Tropicana Field.
    — Rob Maaddi, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026
  • On the floor of the NYSE, a milestone moment for Hollywood after a fraught merger process was commemorated with the pageantry of the bell-ringing.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of ringing
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  • The loud-mouthed cameos from ex-soccer players Zlatan Ibrahimović and Eric Cantona in Nike’s World Cup hero film Rip the Script were indicative of this, chiming with an older, more arrogant vision of Nike seen in the ’90s and the aughts.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Each barrel ahs a separate and independent gear train, one providing energy to the gear train that powers the time and perpetual calendar indications (with a 48-hour power reserve), and the other to the gear train that drives the chiming functions.
    — Carol Besler, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of chiming

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“Tolling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tolling. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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