tolling

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of ringing a bell or sounding a warning signal, typically by tolling a bell.

  - "The church bells tolled at noon."
  - "The ship's bell tolled every hour."

• Noun

  A fee charged for the use of a toll road or bridge.

  - "I paid the toll for the bridge."
  - "The toll road is expensive."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with tolling
knoll , doll , moll , poll , roll

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Variants

List of all variants of tolling that leads to same result
toll , tolled , tolling , tolls , tole , toled , toles , toling

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Etymology

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Old English tollian, from toll ‘tax, tribute’ + -ian ‘cause to, make’

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Trivia

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1. The Guinness World Record for the most bells rung in one hour is 12,175.

2. The term 'toll' comes from Old English 'tol' meaning 'tax, tribute'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Bell: A tolling bell is a type of bell used for signaling or calling attention.

2. Toll road: A toll road is a road for which a fee is charged for its use.

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Culture

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In literature, tolling bells are often used as a symbol of death or mourning. In music, tolling bells can be heard in various genres, such as classical music and heavy metal.

How to Memorize "tolling"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a church bell ringing or a toll road sign with a price.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'tolling' with the sound of a bell or a fee.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering that 'Tolling' sounds like 'Telling' a 'Tale' of a 'Tax' or 'Tribute'.

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