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telephoning

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English

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Verb

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telephoning

  1. present participle and gerund of telephone

Noun

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telephoning (plural telephonings)

  1. The act of placing a telephone call.
    • 1954 November, “Train Arrival Indicators at Euston”, in Railway Magazine, page 738:
      The visual indicators are a decided improvement, and have reduced the telephoning by the staff in the signalbox.
    • 1984 August 5, “Women Lawyers Unit Describes Its Role”, in The New York Times[1]:
      In the brouhaha over the reappointment of Superior Court Judge Sylvia Pressler, we organized massive support - telegramming, telephoning and writing to encourage the State Senate to exercise its advise and consent function responsibly.
    • 2001, William Hairston, Passion and Politics:
      More and more people agreed to help with the mailings, the hand-distribution of flyers, and telephonings. Others agreed to be gofers and fetchers.