dial
noun
a plate, disk, face, or other surface containing markings or figures upon which the time of day is indicated by hands, pointers, or shadows, as of a clock or sundial.
dialed
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past participleof dial.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof dial.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
dialnouna plate, disk, face, or other surface containing markings or figures upon which the time of day is indicated by hands, pointers, or shadows, as of a clock or sundial.
Example Sentences
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Nscale’s hopes of going public next month have been thwarted, while rival Lambda dialed back the valuation it was seeking in a new fundraising round, people familiar with the matter said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
She dialed the Comanche Police Department, and within minutes, a sheriff’s deputy arrived, followed by emergency responders.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Recent numbers from Goldman Sachs’s prime brokerage unit showed equity-focused hedge funds have dialed back their net exposure to stocks to some of the lowest levels of the past year.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
In recent days, he has only dialed up his rhetoric.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
We had a little time to kill before our bus left, so I dragged Rondell with me to another pay phone, pulled out the leather petty-cash envelope and dialed the phone number on the front.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
