Antonyms for recalling


Grammar : Verb
Spell : verb ri-kawl; noun ri-kawl, ree-kawl for 7–9, 12, 13; ree-kawl for 10, 11
Phonetic Transcription : verb rɪˈkɔl; noun rɪˈkɔl, ˈri kɔl for 7–9, 12, 13; ˈri kɔl for 10, 11


Definition of recalling

Origin :
  • 1650s, "act of recalling to mind," from recall (v.). In U.S. politics, "removal of an elected official," 1902.
  • verb remember
  • verb ask for return of offending thing
Example sentences :
  • She was recalling the day she became engaged to Max, and the lost feeling she had had.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • A strange look settled on her face; she was recalling a bitter experience.
  • Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
  • "I thank you for recalling me to the world," said Maltravers, eagerly.
  • Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • You will not be offended by my recalling this, after twenty years?'
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • Much obliged to you for recalling it so accurately and anticipating me.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • He was recalling the conversation which had passed in the little room in the Strand.
  • Extract from : « The Slave Of The Lamp » by Henry Seton Merriman
  • Recalling my thoughts to the business in hand, I rested a moment.
  • Extract from : « The Prisoner of Zenda » by Anthony Hope
  • She remembered Artois now, recalling his letter which she had found that day.
  • Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
  • How odd it seemed to him that he should be recalling Carlyle up there in Keewatin!
  • Extract from : « Murder Point » by Coningsby Dawson
  • It was like a warning voice, recalling the past, which urged him to distrust this man.
  • Extract from : « Murder Point » by Coningsby Dawson

Synonyms for recalling

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