how to pronounce calling

/ˈkɔːlɪŋ/

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calling is pronounced in two syllables

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1.

ɔː

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An example use of calling in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… policing my body by calling me a ho for …”

meanings of calling

noun:

A job or occupation.
A strong urge to become religious.

verb:

Present participle of call.

calling frequency in english - B1 level of CEFR

the word calling occurs in english on average 69.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics calling can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that calling can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) people, society, and culture;