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calling to

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

Meaning of call to

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To tempt (someone or something); to beckon; to be difficult to resist.
    • I've been handling my diet okay, but french fries still call to me when I go out.
  2. (transitive) To be caused to feel a spiritual urge to join the Catholic priesthood; to be fated to join the Catholic priesthood.

Questions about calling to

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

Words near calling to in the dictionary

  1. calling stations
  2. calling the shots
  3. calling the tune
  4. calling them as one sees them
  5. calling time
  6. calling to
  7. calling to account
  8. calling to mind
  9. calling to order
  10. calling to task
  11. calling to the bar

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