calling

[kaw-ling] / ˈkɔ lɪŋ /

NOUN

chosen profession

Synonyms

STRONG

art business career craft do dodge employment gig go handicraft hang lifework line mission occupation play province pursuit racket slot swindle trade vocation work

WEAK

day gig life's work metier métier nine-to-five rat race walk of life

Antonyms

STRONG

avocation entertainment fun pastime recreation surrender unemployment

WEAK

amusement hobby

Example Sentences

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And now he knew, and smiled: the babble of that lalling tongue was dumb.

From The Lord of the Sea by Shiel, M. P. (Matthew Phipps)