telephone
noun
an apparatus, system, or process for transmission of sound or speech to a distant point, especially by an electric device.
telephoning
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present participleof telephone.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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She then spent a further period of time telephoning the A&E department but again could not get through, despite Frost being "significantly unwell".
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026
Blinken was telephoning world leaders in an effort to decide on a course of action, a State Department spokesman said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2023
One of them, a tax attorney named Gordon, was coaxed onto stage for the purpose of publicly telephoning his wife.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 24, 2023
The brothers raced up to their high-rise office and tried telephoning her.
From New York Times ● Feb. 26, 2023
He also often spent up to twelve hours a day in his third-floor office constantly telephoning various parts of the town, county, state, and nation.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
