CALLING Definition & Meaning

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calling

[ kaw-ling ]

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noun

the act of a person or thing that calls.
vocation, profession, or trade:
What is your calling?
Synonyms: , , , ,
a call or summons:
He had a calling to join the church.
a strong impulse or inclination:
She did it in response to an inner calling.
a convocation:
the calling of Congress.

calling

/ ˈ��ɔː��ɪŋ /

noun

a strong inner urge to follow an occupation, etc; vocation
an occupation, profession, or trade

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of calling¹

Middle English word dating back to 1200–50; call, -ing ¹

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It is not calling for a children's social media ban, as planned in Australia, but is demanding that technology companies take more responsibility for the content channelled to young people through social media algorithms.

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A petition in the Senedd, calling on the Welsh government to help preserve the canal, has obtained more than 10,000 signatures.

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Campaigners had been calling for the firm to "break its silence".

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Campaigners against the sale and carrying of catapults have received an official response from the government after a petition calling for a ban exceeded 10,000 signatures.

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The 49-year-old has previously denied the allegations, calling them "very, very hurtful".

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