- present participle of signal.
signalling
Example Sentences
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This is the first time since 1962 that a US president has personally welcomed a foreign leader at the base, signalling the importance that Trump is giving this visit.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Munira Mustaffa, a Malaysia-based counterterrorism and extremism expert, said they were "frustrated signalling" by insurgents intended to "get the government to return to the table".
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
“The threat is not limited to superficial damage or coercive signalling but now carries a direct and substantial risk to seafarers,” said Dimitris Maniatis, Marisks’s founder and chief executive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Because signalling was affected - think of that as the traffic lights of the railway - trains had to stop.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Her governess was now urgently signalling her to return to her own table—in effect, to stop bothering the man.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
