phoning

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English

Pronunciation

Verb

phoning

  1. present participle and gerund of phone

Noun

phoning (plural phonings)

  1. (informal) The act of placing a telephone call.
    • 2002, Martha Stephens, The Treatment, page 63:
      So after all this hurry and hustle in the house, the coffee and papers and phonings, the soundings and measurements over the whole place, I was instructed to take off my apron and sit down []