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How to pronounce dial
Say it like this: /ˈdaɪ.əl/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does dial mean?
nounA graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed).
“The dial on the dashboard showed the car was nearly out of gas.”
Such a field as part of a clock face; (metonymic) the entire clock face.
A sundial.
verbTo control or select something with a dial, or (figuratively) as if with a dial.
“The president has recently dialled down the rhetoric.”
To select a number on a telephone, regardless of a physical dial.
“In an emergency dial 999.”
To call (a person or organization) using a telephone.
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