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calling roll

calling roll is the present participle and gerund of call roll.

Meaning of call roll

Verb

call roll (third-person singular simple present calls roll, present participle calling roll, simple past and past participle called roll)

  1. (idiomatic) To make a roll call; to take attendance.
    • As the 20–25 freshmen stood at attention in formation on the first day of orientation, I began to call roll.2008, Danny Brown, Shooting The Pistol: Courtside Photos of Pete Maravich at LSU, page 1

Questions about calling roll

What is calling roll the present participle and gerund of?
Calling roll is the present participle and gerund of call roll.

Words near calling roll in the dictionary

  1. calling out sick
  2. calling outta one's name
  3. calling over
  4. calling parties
  5. calling party
  6. calling roll
  7. calling round
  8. calling someone every name in the book
  9. calling someone everything but a child of God
  10. calling someone's bluff
  11. calling someone's number

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