dialling tone 
(North American dial tone)
noun
A sound produced by a telephone that indicates that a caller may start to dial.He listened and heard the familiar and comforting monotone sound of the dial tone....
- There was a click; the dial tone a moment later indicating that Miri considered the conversation over.
- Is the dial tone of the telephone something that you take for granted?
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