Tolling

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  • v. Present participle of toll.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The use of toll-bait to attract fish; the practice or method of drawing fish, as a school of mackerel, by means of gurry, chum, or stosh thrown overboard. The tolling is done by one of a crew while the others fish.
  • n. plural Toll-bait.
  • n. A method of decoying or luring ducks. See the quotation.
  • n. The act of sounding a bell. See toll.
  • n. The sound produced by a bell under single measured strokes of the clapper.
  • n. A peculiar bell-like sound said to be made by bees before they swarm.
  • Word Usage
    "And the extra 400 million in tolling would not have to happen at all."
    Verb Form
    tolled    tolling    tolls   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    fee    impose    Levy    ring    knell   
    Cross Reference
    Variant
    tole   
    Form
    tolled    tolling    toller   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    vacate    annul    draw    entice    tax    duty    impost    custom    ring    tape   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Cole    Dole    Kohl    Nicole    Ole    Pole    Seoul    Sol    atoll    bole   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    tax    fee    burden    tariff    tribute    taxation    rend    rent    contribution    penalty