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# signalling

verb form (signal, signals, signalled, signalling — UK; signaled, signaling — US); noun (signalling — uncountable)

«signalling» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Present participle of «signal»: giving a sign, sound or light to send a message. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/signalling/#m1)
2. Showing that something is happening: «Dark clouds are signalling rain.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/signalling/#m2)
3. noun The system of signals on a railway or in the body: «railway signalling», «cell signalling». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/signalling/#m3)

### In the lessons

Safety: cyclists signal by putting out an arm; drivers signal before turning. In history: semaphore and Morse code signalling. In science, nerves send signals. Phrases: «signalling left», «hand signals», «signalling system».

### Examples

- The cyclist was signalling left. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/signalling/#x1)
- The lifeguard is signalling for us to come in. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/signalling/#x2)
- Dark clouds were signalling a storm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/signalling/#x3)
- Railway signalling stops trains from crashing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/signalling/#x4)
- Sailors used flags for signalling. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/signalling/#x5)
- Always check the driver is signalling before you cross. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/signalling/#x6)

### Note

Spelling: UK, Australia, NZ, Ireland, Canada often «signalling» (double l); US «signaling». Both correct in their places.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «signalling» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/signalling/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«signalling» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/signalling.html) on Mova free.