1. plural of dialing; the act or process of calling a telephone number by rotating a dial or pressing numbered buttons
Usage: common in telecommunications; often used in the context of telephone systems
2. plural of dialing; the practice or instances of selecting numbers on a rotary or push-button telephone
Usage: technical usage; may refer to the mechanical or electronic action itself

Examples

• The old rotary phone required careful dialings to avoid mistakes.
• Multiple dialings were needed before the connection went through.
• She practiced her dialings on the new touch-tone phone.
• The system recorded all dialings for billing purposes.
• Frequent dialings to the same number became automatic.