calling

[ kaw-ling ]

noun

1. the act of a person or thing that calls.
2. vocation, profession, or trade:

   What is your calling?

   Synonyms: field, specialty, forte, province, mission

3. a call or summons:

   He had a calling to join the church.

4. a strong impulse or inclination:

   She did it in response to an inner calling.

5. a convocation:

   the calling of Congress.

calling

/ ˈkɔːlɪŋ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of calling¹

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

Example Sentences

“Her green skin is but an outward manifestorium of her twisted nature,” says the person calling for Elphaba to be hunted.

From Salon

But environmental charities are calling on the government "enforce and extend" the ban on the use of Neonicotinoid to protect plant and animal health.

From BBC

A funeral director's petition calling for bereavement lessons to be taught in schools as part of the curriculum will be debated in Parliament on Monday.

From BBC

ProPublica reported that he chases down women he sees in public who have similar hairstyles, calling for his mother.

From Salon

But deep divisions remained between a group of nearly 100 "high ambition" countries calling for plastic to be phased out and oil-producing nations who warned this would affect the world's development.

From BBC