tolling
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English tolling.
Verb
edittolling
- present participle and gerund of toll
Noun
edittolling (plural tollings)
- The act by which a bell is tolled.
Derived terms
editMiddle English
editEtymology 1
editFrom tollen (“to bring”) + -ing (“gerund ending”).
Alternative forms
editPronunciation
editNoun
edittolling (plural tollynges)
- (rare) convincing; attraction or captivation
- (rare) tempting; the act of incitement
- (rare) dragging, forcibly taking along
- (rare) (a bell) striking, ringing
Descendants
edit- English: tolling
References
edit- “tolling(e, ger.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-03.
Etymology 2
editNoun
edittolling
- Alternative form of tollynge (“tax collection”)
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