Calling — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

to speak so as to be heard at a distance

"we could hear someone calling for help from the other side of the wall"

to make a telephone call to

"use this cell phone to call me if there's an emergency"

to make a brief visit

"the hospital posts the hours during which friends and relatives may call"

to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to)

"the game was called on account of rain"

to think of in a particular way

"I wouldn't quite call that cheating, but it's not entirely ethical either"

to utter one's distinctive animal sound

"the dog called whenever it flushed a quail"

to bring together in assembly by or as if by command

"called all the night workers in for a meeting"

to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement

"let's call that five feet for now, and we'll measure it out later"

to demand or request the presence or service of

"rushed to call a tow truck operator when the car broke down"

to give a name to

"we've decided to call the kitten Molly"

to request the doing of by virtue of one's authority

"the union president is refusing to call a strike"

to tell of or describe beforehand

"somehow the political pundit called the race results within a mere percentage point"

to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority

"with an eye to the expected rush, the manager called for additional waiters"

to make a request for

"called for someone to help with planning the club's party"

to make a social call upon

"lots of well-wishers called on the new parents in the weeks following the birth of their first child"

the act of putting an end to something planned or previously agreed to

"the calling off of the senior prom is not going to go over well"

as in crying, barking

as in summoning, convening

as in signing up, recruiting

as in calling out, calling up

as in calling in, calling up