tolling

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English tolling. === Noun === tolling (plural tollings) The act by which a bell is tolled. === Verb === tolling present participle and gerund of toll ==== Derived terms ==== == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === From tollen (“to bring”) +‎ -ynge (“gerund ending”). ==== Alternative forms ==== tollynge, tollingue, tollunge, tolyng ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈtɔlinɡ(ə)/ ==== Noun ==== tolling (plural tollynges) (rare) convincing; attraction or captivation (rare) tempting; the act of incitement (rare) dragging, forcibly taking along (rare) (a bell) striking, ringing ===== Descendants ===== English: tolling ===== References ===== “tolling(e, ger.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 3 May 2018. === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== tolling alternative form of tollynge (“tax collection”)