Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The act or process of calling or citing; a summons.
  • noun See the quotation.

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  • verb Present participle of summon.

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  • noun calling up supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations

Etymologies

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summon +‎ -ing

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Examples

  • He told the inquest of his frustration at the delays in summoning help.

    7/7 inquest told of King's Cross confusion after Piccadilly line blast Karen McVeigh 2010

  • Faiz Patel, one of the first to descend to the Piccadilly line platform, told the inquest of his frustration at the delays in summoning help for injured passengers.

    7/7 footage at inquest shows final bomber Hasib Hussain Karen McVeigh 2010

  • At its best, this fetishistic attention to period accuracy succeeds in summoning an alien world in which characters move, fidget, and even kiss differently.

    Mad About Mad Men 2009

  • At its best, this fetishistic attention to period accuracy succeeds in summoning an alien world in which characters move, fidget, and even kiss differently.

    Mad About Mad Men 2009

  • London Underground customer services assistant tells of frustration at delays in summoning help after blast between Russell Square and King's Cross

    7/7 inquest told of King's Cross confusion after Piccadilly line blast Karen McVeigh 2010

  • At its best, this fetishistic attention to period accuracy succeeds in summoning an alien world in which characters move, fidget, and even kiss differently.

    Mad About Mad Men 2009

  • Breath itself is melodramatized in summoning the so-called verb of being.

    Phonemanography: Romantic to Victorian 2008

  • It has occurred to me many times since this past Monday morning, since I got the phone call summoning me to the doctor's office to discuss what I knew would be bad news, that I might have been better off had I never taken any of those prenatal-got-a-healthy-baby? tests that seemed so compelling back when I was convinced that a perfectly healthy baby was a sure thing in this pregnancy.

    Archive 2007-11-25 2007

  • It has occurred to me many times since this past Monday morning, since I got the phone call summoning me to the doctor's office to discuss what I knew would be bad news, that I might have been better off had I never taken any of those prenatal-got-a-healthy-baby? tests that seemed so compelling back when I was convinced that a perfectly healthy baby was a sure thing in this pregnancy.

    No Matter What 2007

  • But the Wayne, Pa., resident with the flashy volleys has taken a late-is-better-than-never approach in summoning the internal reserves it takes to go deep into a major.

    USATODAY.com - Raymond doesn't love everybody labeling her 2004

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