noun
summoning
noun
1
The act of formally calling someone to appear, or of calling something into being.
"The summoning of the jury took most of the morning."
"In the story, the summoning of the spirit went horribly wrong."
How to Use Summoning
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe act of summoning someone or something.
Word Forms
summonings plural
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Etymology
From summon + the noun-forming suffix -ing.