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dialling

/dɪˈælɪŋ/ verb · British & US
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What does dialling mean?

verb

The act of using a telephone to make a call, or the process of selecting a number on a rotary telephone. In the UK, the preferred spelling is 'dialling', while in the US, the preferred spelling is 'dialing'.

Example

"She began dialling the number, her fingers moving slowly over the rotary dial."

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