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tolling

SayTOHL-ingUS/ˈtʰo(ʊ̯)ɫɪŋ/UK/ˈt(ʰ)əʊ̯ɫɪŋ/

2 meanings of tolling

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of toll. Used when a bell is ringing slowly now, or for slow ringing as an activity.

    The bells are tolling for the sailors lost at sea.

    A single bell kept tolling through the cold night.

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  2. 2
    noununcountable
    The slow ringing of a bell, with one stroke after another.

    The tolling of the church bells echoed across the quiet valley.

    We heard a slow tolling that told us the funeral had begun.

    Similarringing, pealing, knell, chiming

tolling is a form of toll

toll, verb: To make people pay money, or give part of their goods, to use a road, bridge, or other place. Full entry

Forms
tolltolls he/she/ittolling -ing formtolled past tense, past participle
Spelling
toll → tolling: add -ing

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Origin

From Middle English tolling.