calling
verbEtymology
From Middle English callyng, kallyng, kalland, from Old English *cealliende and Old Norse kallandi, equivalent to call + -ing.
- derived from kallandi
- inherited from *cealliende✻
- inherited from callyng
Definitions
present participle and gerund of call
A strong urge (to do some particular thing with or in one's life, for example to become…
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.
The neighborhood
- synonymvocation
Derived
callingly, calling over, calling party, cop-calling, hog calling, playcalling, SELCAL
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at calling. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at calling. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
10 hops · closes at calling
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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