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phoning

SayFOH-ning/ˈfoʊnɪŋ/UK/ˈfəʊnɪŋ/

Noun pluralphonings

2 meanings of phoning

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of phone. Use this form for calling that is happening now or as the name of the action.

    She is phoning her mother to share the good news.

    He kept phoning until someone finally picked up.

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  2. 2
    nouncolloquialcountable or uncountable
    The act of calling someone on a telephone.

    A quick phoning to the office cleared up the confusion.

    One more phoning and she would have reached him.

    Similarcalling, call

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phoning is a form of phone

phone, verb: To make a telephone call to someone. Full entry

Forms
phonephones he/she/itphoning -ing formphoned past tense, past participle
Spelling
phone → phoning: drop the e, add -ing

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