dialling verbal noun. ['dʌɪǝlɪŋ] Also *dialing. L16.
[from DIAL noun¹ & verb + -ING¹.]
1. The art of constructing dials. L16.

2. The use of a compass in underground surveying. L17.

3. The action of using the dial (or keys) of a telephone. M20.
direct dialling: see DIRECT adjective.

Comb.:
dialling code the sequence of numbers dialled to connect a telephone to the exchange of the telephone being called; dialling tone: produced by a telephone when a caller may start to dial.

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