Antonyms for calling down


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : kawl
Phonetic Transcription : kɔl


Definition of calling down

Origin :
  • early 14c., from call (v.). Sense of "a short formal visit" is from 1862.
  • As in reprimand : noun oral punishment
  • As in reproach : verb find fault with
  • As in vilify : verb criticize very harshly
  • As in berate : verb criticize hatefully
  • As in chasten : verb correct, humiliate
  • As in chide : verb criticize, lecture
  • As in condemn : verb blame, convict
  • As in admonish : verb warn, strongly criticize
Example sentences :
  • Then, calling down, he added: "The moment he is in the room come up and tell me."
  • Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
  • Did it mean that he'd seen his father and got a calling down?
  • Extract from : « The Million-Dollar Suitcase » by Alice MacGowan
  • Right now he could have welcomed a calling down at the hands of Big Louis.
  • Extract from : « Gun for Hire » by Dallas McCord Reynolds
  • “Fetch me the telescope, Mivins,” said the captain, calling down the hatchway.
  • Extract from : « The World of Ice » by R.M. Ballantyne
  • Calling down the forecastle, I said: "Swanson, come on deck."
  • Extract from : « The Flying Bo'sun » by Arthur Mason
  • They ran to the second, calling down as they uncovered it: no answer.
  • Extract from : « Ainslee's magazine, Volume 16, No. 3, October, 1905 » by Various
  • He commends his beloved to Heaven, calling down every blessing upon her.
  • Extract from : « Thomas Otway » by Thomas Otway
  • Men were running and calling down below, but here was silence.
  • Extract from : « Command » by William McFee
  • "She'll have a fit if she hears me calling down to her," he said to Michael.
  • Extract from : « Sinister Street, vol. 2 » by Compton Mackenzie
  • Constance will be calling down the stairs for me in a moment.
  • Extract from : « Lady Larkspur » by Meredith Nicholson

Synonyms for calling down

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