This is the sound your phone makes when someone is calling you.
ringtone
When you stop a call suddenly by pressing a button.
hang up
switch off
break
This happens when you are in the middle of a call, and the connection suddenly stops.
end call
cut off
end off
If you call someone and the line is busy, you might try this later.
call back
This is what you do to quickly look through photos or screens on your phone.
drag down
skip through
swipe through
A recorded sound or message left for you when you don’t answer the phone.
voicemail
When your phone makes a sound or vibrates because of an alarm or notification.
turn on
shout
go off
You press buttons or a screen to make a call.
dial
When you send a written message from your phone instead of calling.
text
When you wait while someone puts your call on pause temporarily.
hang on
put on hold
put on pause
If you can’t talk to someone because the phone line is already in use.
occupied line
engaged line
locked call
This is when you record your voice to let someone know why you called them.
leave a message
A call that you receive from another person.
entrance call
incoming call
missed call
A public phone that you usually pay to use with coins or a card
payphone
A traditional phone that is connected to a cable and stays in one place.
fixed phone
payphone
landline
