pocket dialing

A form of pocket dial — A situation in which one's cellphone makes a call from one's pocket when its buttons are inadvertently pressed.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of pocket dial
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APA

pocket dialing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pocket%20dialing

MLA

“pocket dialing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pocket%20dialing. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pocket dialing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pocket%20dialing.

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