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    calling

    US /ˈkɔlɪŋ/

    ・

    UK /ˈkɔ:lɪŋ/

    A1
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo make a request or order for action
    The union leader is calling for a strike next week
    v.i.Intransitive Verb(Animal) to make sounds to warn of danger
    What was that? Was it a wolf calling to his family?
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo announce the date of an election
    The ruling party is calling the election earlier than expected
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo make a judgment about something
    It will be the President's calling if he will approve the holiday request
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo give someone or something a name
    His name is William Jones, but everyone is calling him Bill
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo guess in advance the result or outcome
    I called tails but when I tossed the coin, it was heads.
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo visit a place or person for a short time
    Do you mind us quickly calling to pay our respects?
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo phone someone
    I’ll be calling you around seven
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To speak, announce or shout in a loud voice
    She's calling her kids to get inside
    n. pl.Noun (plural)

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    • Sure, you could argue that calling the movie Brainerd wouldn't be as exciting, and

      Sure, you could argue that calling the movie Brainerd wouldn't be as exciting, and

    • Sure, you could argue that calling the movie \"Brainerd\" wouldn't be as exciting, and the

      Sure, you could argue that calling the movie \"Brainerd\" wouldn't be as exciting, and the

    B2

    How Words Can Harm: Crash Course Philosophy #28

    10:46How Words Can Harm: Crash Course Philosophy #28
    • Nothing wrong with calling your significant other "baby," right?

      Nothing wrong with calling your significant other "baby," right?

    • Nothing wrong with calling your significant other 'baby,' right?

      Nothing wrong with calling your significant other 'baby,' right?

    B1

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    • So, maybe it's time to stop the name-calling.

      So, maybe it's time to stop the name-calling.

    • So maybe it's time to stop the name-calling.

      So maybe it's time to stop the name-calling.

    B1

    #AskGaryVee Episode 72: Casey Neistat on Applying to College & How to Focus on Goals

    22:22#AskGaryVee Episode 72: Casey Neistat on Applying to College & How to Focus on Goals
    • And college is one of the best places, one of the best atmospheres, environments you can be in to figure out what your calling is in life, to figure out what your passion is, what your purpose is.

      And college is one of the best places, one of the best atmospheres, environments you can be in to figure out what your calling is in life, to figure out what your passion is, what your purpose is.

    • you can be in to figure out what your calling is in life,

      you can be in to figure out what your calling is in life,

    A2

    Bereavement: How to Transform Grief & Depression Through Spiritual Healing

    35:17Bereavement: How to Transform Grief & Depression Through Spiritual Healing
    • What is it calling to me to understand?" I loved this because it gives us a tool to start to, I think, reset our thinking.

      What is it calling to me to understand?" I loved this because it gives us a tool to start to, I think, reset our thinking.

    • What is it calling to me to understand?

      What is it calling to me to understand?

    B1

    The "Boyfriend" Tag (ft. Troye Sivan) | Tyler Oakley #TROYLER

    08:39The "Boyfriend" Tag (ft. Troye Sivan) | Tyler Oakley #TROYLER
    • calling me Tilly ever since you started

      calling me Tilly ever since you started

    • calling me Tilly.

      calling me Tilly.

    A2

    The First Presidential Debate: Hillary Clinton And Donald Trump (Full Debate) | NBC News

    38:58The First Presidential Debate: Hillary Clinton And Donald Trump (Full Debate) | NBC News
    • We're calling this opening segment "Achieving Prosperity," and central to that is jobs.

      We're calling this opening segment "Achieving Prosperity," and central to that is jobs.

    • WE'RE CALLING THIS

      WE'RE CALLING THIS

    B1

    Moana - How Far I'll Go ( cover by J.Fla )

    02:42Moana - How Far I'll Go ( cover by J.Fla )
    • And it seems like it's calling out to me, so come find me and let me know what's beyond that line, where I cross that line.

      And it seems like it's calling out to me, so come find me and let me know what's beyond that line, where I cross that line.

    • And it seems like it's calling out to me, so come find me

      And it seems like it's calling out to me, so come find me

    A2

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    07:57This Is How Huawei Shocked America With a Smartphone
    • Some Republican lawmakers are now calling for the Biden administration to cut off Huawei and SMIC from American technologies completely.

      Some Republican lawmakers are now calling for the Biden administration to cut off Huawei and SMIC from American technologies completely.

    • Some Republican lawmakers are now calling for the Biden administration

      Some Republican lawmakers are now calling for the Biden administration

    B1

    RESPECT

    07:25RESPECT
    • But even if you're praising them, even if you're putting someone on a pedestal, or if you're calling them human scum and trash and garbage, you're inherently dehumanizing them in both aspects.

      But even if you're praising them, even if you're putting someone on a pedestal, or if you're calling them human scum and trash and garbage, you're inherently dehumanizing them in both aspects.

    • Or if you're calling them "human scum"

      Or if you're calling them "human scum"

    A2