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calling

[ kaw-ling ]

noun

  1. the act of a person or thing that calls.
  2. vocation, profession, or trade:

    What is your calling?

    Synonyms: , , , ,

  3. a call or summons:

    He had a calling to join the church.

  4. a strong impulse or inclination:

    She did it in response to an inner calling.

  5. a convocation:

    the calling of Congress.



calling

/ 藞办蓴藧濒瑟艐 /

noun

  1. a strong inner urge to follow an occupation, etc; vocation
  2. an occupation, profession, or trade
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of calling1

Middle English word dating back to 1200鈥50; call, -ing 1
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The White House has hit back against a reported plan by Amazon to detail the price impact of Donald Trump's trade tariffs to its customers, calling it a "hostile" political act.

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The rights group urged Kenyans to sign a petition calling for a public inquiry into the killings during what were dubbed the #OccupyParliament protests.

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The husband of murdered MP Jo Cox has called on Kneecap to give a "real apology" after footage emerged of the band allegedly calling for MPs to be killed.

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She is part of a group of abuse survivors who are calling for the law to be changed to ensure that victims are notified about plea negotiations agreed in their cases.

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Streeting had called for his former assistant to resign, saying: "There are no excuses for his appalling behaviour. I am calling for him, again, to resign as a Redbridge councillor immediately."

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