summon
verb (used with object)
to call upon to do something specified.
summoning
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present participleof summon.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Listening to Xiu Xiu’s “Eraserhead” on a hot and stormy Friday afternoon is an atavistic summoning of the many gifts that David Lynch left us to remember him by.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026
A guard yelled into the common room, summoning Wilber during the early afternoon of June 26.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Leicester will be summoning the spirit that flattened Saints 41-17 in the reverse fixture a month ago.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
Last week, Canada said it was summoning the Israeli ambassador over the incident.
From Barron's ● May 25, 2026
The dog halted at the treeline beside the cat and looked back, but the commanding, summoning bark was heard again, and together the two passed out of sight and into the blackness of the night.
From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford
