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Antonyms for calling down

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : kawl

Phonetic Transcription : kɔl

Definition of calling down

Origin : early 14c., from call (v.). Sense of "a short formal visit" is from 1862.

As in reprimand : noun oral punishment
As in reproach : verb find fault with
As in vilify : verb criticize very harshly
As in berate : verb criticize hatefully
As in chasten : verb correct, humiliate
As in chide : verb criticize, lecture
As in condemn : verb blame, convict
As in admonish : verb warn, strongly criticize

Example sentences :

Then, calling down, he added: "The moment he is in the room come up and tell me."
Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine

Did it mean that he'd seen his father and got a calling down?
Extract from : « The Million-Dollar Suitcase » by Alice MacGowan

Right now he could have welcomed a calling down at the hands of Big Louis.
Extract from : « Gun for Hire » by Dallas McCord Reynolds

“Fetch me the telescope, Mivins,” said the captain, calling down the hatchway.
Extract from : « The World of Ice » by R.M. Ballantyne

Calling down the forecastle, I said: "Swanson, come on deck."
Extract from : « The Flying Bo'sun » by Arthur Mason

They ran to the second, calling down as they uncovered it: no answer.
Extract from : « Ainslee's magazine, Volume 16, No. 3, October, 1905 » by Various

He commends his beloved to Heaven, calling down every blessing upon her.
Extract from : « Thomas Otway » by Thomas Otway

Men were running and calling down below, but here was silence.
Extract from : « Command » by William McFee

"She'll have a fit if she hears me calling down to her," he said to Michael.
Extract from : « Sinister Street, vol. 2 » by Compton Mackenzie

Constance will be calling down the stairs for me in a moment.
Extract from : « Lady Larkspur » by Meredith Nicholson

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