Synonyms for calling
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : kaw-ling |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɔ lɪŋ |
Top 10 synonyms for calling Other synonyms for the word calling
Définition of calling
Origin :- "vocation," mid-13c., verbal noun from call (v.). The sense traces to I Cor. vii:20.
- noun chosen profession
- It was only the old man calling his son: David calling upon Absalom.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- Robert was right in calling him a miser, but he had not always deserved the name.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- My object in calling upon him was to induce him to do me justice at last.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- Calling Tommy, we soon overtook him and made him carry it back to the party.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- It made Andy frown, and for an instant he thought of calling Buck back.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- What if to her mother the mere idea of having a calling should seem a presumption!
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- Burlesque of character and calling puts in an occasional appearance.
- Extract from : « The Dramatic Values in Plautus » by Wilton Wallace Blancke
- Hotspur interrupts her by calling the servant and giving him orders.
- Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
- If he doesn't stop, she's at the foot of the stairs, calling up to him.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- I hadn't the least intention of calling, but I answered him according to his folly.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
Antonyms for calling
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