verb
- past tense and past participle of dial; called a telephone number by turning a dial or pressing buttons
Usage: British spelling
Examples
- She dialled her mother’s number from the hotel room.
- He dialled 999 to report the emergency.
- I dialled the wrong number and got a pizza place instead.
- The secretary dialled the client’s extension.
- They dialled internationally to reach their overseas office.
- She carefully dialled each digit of the long-distance number.