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