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dialling tone

dialling tone is the alternative form of dial tone.

Meaning of dial tone

Noun

dial tone (plural dial tones)

  1. A telephony signal, usually in the form of a sound, used to indicate that the telephone exchange is working, has recognized an off-hook, and is ready to accept a call.
    • Are we jaded? Has living with AIDS become no big deal? Has AIDS had its "15 minutes?" We're over it. Goodbye. Click. Dial tone.1993 October, Robert Vazquez-Pachéco, “Have We Forgotten About AIDS?”, in Gay Community News, page 5
    Synonyms:
    dialling tone

Forms of dialling tone

pluraldialling tones

Questions about dialling tone

What is dialling tone the alternative form of?
Dialling tone is the alternative form of dial tone.

Words near dialling tone in the dictionary

  1. dialling down a notch
  2. dialling in
  3. dialling into
  4. dialling it in
  5. dialling out
  6. dialling tone
  7. dialling tones
  8. dialling up
  9. diallings
  10. diallist
  11. diallists

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