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RECALLING

(noun, verb)

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There are 12 meanings of the word Recalling.

Recalling - as a noun

A request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
callback18

A call to return

Example: "The recall of our ambassador"

A bugle call that signals troops to return

The process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)

Example: "He has total recall of the episode"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
recollection16reminiscence18
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
memory13remembering18
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

The act of removing an official by petition

Recalling - as a verb

Recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

Example: "I can't remember saying any such thing"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
call uprecollect13remember14retrieve11think12
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Go back to something earlier

Example: "This harks back to a previous remark of his"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
come backhark backreturn6
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
denote7refer8
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Bring to mind

Example: "His words echoed john f. kennedy"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
echo9

Summon to return

Example: "The ambassador was recalled to his country"

Cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression

Example: "She was recalled by a loud laugh"

Make unavailable; bar from sale or distribution

Example: "The company recalled the product when it was found to be faulty"

Hypernyms (Closely Related)
cancel10strike down
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)
Antonyms (Opposite Meaning)
issue5

Cause to be returned

Example: "Recall the defective auto tires"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
withdraw18
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
take8
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Example Sentences

"He had difficulty recalling the details of the accident."
"The witness is now recalling the events of that fateful night."
"The movie was so captivating that it kept recalling scenes from it in my dreams."
"He read the article, recalling a similar experience he had years ago."
"She had a hard time recalling the details of the incident."
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Word Game Points

Is RECALLING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, recalling is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
US/CA Valid UK/EU Valid

RECALLING has a SCRABBLE points total of 12.

Is RECALLING a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, recalling is valid for Words With Friends
Valid Word
RECALLING has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 17.

Is RECALLING a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, recalling is valid for WordFeud
Valid Word
RECALLING has a WORDFEUD points total of 14.

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