how to pronounce dial

/ˈdaɪ.əl/

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dial is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of dial in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… sound he's working to dial down the …”

meaning of dial

Dial means to turn a device, such as a telephone, to a particular number.

dial frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word dial occurs in english on average 4.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics dial 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 dial can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;