telephoning

1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of telephone

plural telephonings

1. The act of placing a telephone call.

   The visual indicators are a decided improvement, and have reduced the telephoning by the staff in the signalbox.

   1954 November, “Train Arrival Indicators at Euston”, in Railway Magazine, page 738

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   In the brouhaha over the reappointment of Superior Court Judge Sylvia Pressler, we organized massive support - telegramming, telephoning and writing to encourage the State Senate to exercise its advise and consent function responsibly.

   1984 August 5, “Women Lawyers Unit Describes Its Role”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 24 May 2015

   More and more people agreed to help with the mailings, the hand-distribution of flyers, and telephonings. Others agreed to be gofers and fetchers.

   2001, William Hairston, Passion and Politics