Oxford Dictionary English cold-calling nounnoun BrE BrE//ˌkəʊld ˈkɔːlɪŋ// ; NAmE NAmE//ˌkoʊld ˈkɔːlɪŋ// [uncountable] Phone services, Marketing Add to my wordlistjump to other resultsthe practice of telephoning somebody that you do not know, in order to sell them something Wordfinderadvertiseadvertise, cold-calling, leaflet, mailing, mailshot, marketing, poster, product placement, prospectus, publicize See related entries: Phone services, MarketingSee cold-calling in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation: cold-calling oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com