tolling
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English tolling.
Verb[edit]
tolling
- present participle and gerund of toll
Noun[edit]
tolling (plural tollings)
- The act by which a bell is tolled.
Derived terms[edit]
Middle English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From tollen (“to bring”) + -ing (“gerund ending”).
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
tolling (plural tollynges)
- (rare) convincing; attraction or captivation
- (rare) tempting; the act of incitement
- (rare) dragging, forcibly taking along
- (rare) (a bell) striking, ringing
Descendants[edit]
- English: tolling
References[edit]
- “tolling(e, ger.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-03.
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
tolling
- Alternative form of tollynge (“tax collection”)
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