noun
- the action of operating a telephone by entering numbers
Usage: British spelling
verb
- present participle of dial; the act of entering a telephone number
Usage: British spelling
Examples
- She was dialling her mother’s number when the phone rang.
- The dialling tone indicated the line was ready.
- He kept dialling the wrong number by mistake.
- Automatic dialling made calling much easier.
- The old rotary phone required careful dialling.
- She heard the familiar sound of dialling from the next room.