calling
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calling¹
- /ˈkɔːlɪŋ/ UK
- [kʰolɪŋ] UK
- /kaːlɪn/ Northumbria, UK
- /ˈkɔlɪŋ/ US
- [kʰɔlɪŋ] US
- /ˈkɑlɪŋ/ cot caught merger
- [kʰɑlɪŋ] cot caught merger
Rhymes with -ɔːlɪŋ
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English callyng, kallyng, kalland, from Old English *cealliende and Old Norse kallandi, equivalent to call + -ing.
verb
- present participle and gerund of call
calling²
- /ˈkɔːlɪŋ/ UK
- [kʰolɪŋ] UK
- /kaːlɪn/ Northumbria, UK
- /ˈkɔlɪŋ/ US
- [kʰɔlɪŋ] US
- /ˈkɑlɪŋ/ cot caught merger
- [kʰɑlɪŋ] cot caught merger
Rhymes with -ɔːlɪŋ
Where it comes from
From Middle English calling, callynge, equivalent to call + -ing.
noun callings
- A strong urge (to do some particular thing with or in one's life, for example to become religious, to help the poor, or to be an entertainer).
- A job or occupation. Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers. Piling debt onto companies’ balance-sheets is only a small part of what leveraged buy-outs are about, they insist. Improving the workings of the businesses they take over is just as core to their calling, if not more so. Much of their pl
Similar: vocation
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: vocation, career, invocation, preacher, dawa, convocation, convening, summon, so-called, naming, induction, saying, advocacy, liaison, fate, destiny
noun
Similar: vocation
Translations
Talk about this word "calling." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/calling. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. calling. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/calling "calling." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/calling.Cite this
@misc{calling_2026,
title = {calling},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/calling},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
