calling

你是在说我是骗子吗？

Are you ___calling me a liar?

我打了一早上电话，但一直联系不上他。

I've been ___calling all morning but I can't get hold of him.

他差点称她为骗子但终究没有说出口，他的语气非常尖锐。

He stopped short of ___calling her a liar, but his tone was very critical.