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

Anar Mammadli was arrested in April on charges of smuggling, just two months after he co-founded an organisation calling for the Azerbaijani government to do more to align with the Paris agreement - a major international treaty on cutting fossil fuel emissions.

From BBC

Thune left room for installing Cabinet members without Senate approval via recess appointments, calling the process “an open question.”

From Salon

In articles published in Forbes magazine, Morgan also claimed to be a successful technology businesswoman, calling herself an "economist, serial entrepreneur, software investor and rapper".

From BBC

Calling the problem a "theftdemic" Mr Singh Gold said he was going to have to employ security guards during the day at £8,000 a month.

From BBC

These include calling pro-choice protesters fat and ugly, defending the racist and antisemitic “Great Replacement” conspiracy theory, and associating with Holocaust deniers.

From Los Angeles Times