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.
dialled
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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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"On retrospect, we should have done what you're suggesting," Kwon said, in response to a question by the committee on why it had not dialled the mobile numbers of government ministers.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
The BBC understands that one of the men had dialled 999 himself, about an hour before a local farmer alerted police to a "large group" of masked men near the vehicles.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
The central bank also dialled down its threat of interventions to weaken the franc by removing its reference to having an “increased willingness” to act.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
"They phoned the airbase police, who didn't answer the phone. It just rang out so she dialled 999," he told the BBC.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
He dialled the call on a secondary phone.
From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury
