paging

verb

Definition of pagingnext
present participle of page
as in ringing

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  1. ringing
  2. invoking
  3. buzzing
  4. requesting
  5. demanding
Verb
  • With a 1-800 number supposedly ringing off the hook, the lawyer has said his Lone Star state office has 100 more alleged Combs victims on the verge of going public and to the courts.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024
  • With a 1-800 number supposedly ringing off the hook, the lawyer has said his Lone Star state office has 100 more alleged Combs victims on the verge of going public and to the courts.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of ringing
Verb
  • Throughout the two-hour show, the pair cashed in on all the attention with a breathless, rave-invoking performance threaded by mini-sets — three Charli songs here, two Sivan ones there — that leaned heavily on their latest albums.
    Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024
  • The composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, that warhorse of English traditionalism, is mentioned six times, and his plangent music—invoking a lost, idyllic England; a greener, more pleasant land—could easily be the novel’s soundtrack.
    Charles McGrath, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2024
Definition of invoking
Verb
  • The ongoing geopolitical issues globally have kept the defense stocks buzzing.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Those who consume it are plunged into vivid hallucinations, often preceded by a loud buzzing noise, that last between 24 and 48 hours.
    Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of buzzing
Verb
  • New York City customers also have the option of requesting their items be picked up at their homes with their online orders.
    Kanika Talwar, WWD, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Now, Landry has issued an executive order declaring natural gas to be clean energy and requesting that the Biden administration lift all rules and regulations limiting the export of natural gas.
    Nolan McKendry | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 Oct. 2024
Definition of requesting
Verb
  • Acquiring another company, whether through a major merger or strategic partnership, is a complex, demanding process.
    Milan Shetti, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Neely's death sparked citywide protests, demanding answers about city resources after reports showed dozens of interactions between Neely and both police and homeless services in the years leading up to his death.
    Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of demanding
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