Meaning of TELLING
| Pronunciation: | | 'teling
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- [n] disclosing information or giving evidence about another
- [n] informing by words
- [n] an act of narration; "he was the hero according to his own relation"; "his endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable"
- [adj] producing a strong effect; "gave an impressive performance as Othello"; "a telling gesture"
- [adj] powerfully persuasive; "a cogent argument"; "a telling presentation"; "a weighty argument"
- [adj] disclosing unintentionally; "a telling smile"; "a telltale panel of lights"; "a telltale patch of oil on the water marked where the boat went down"
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| | Synonyms: | | apprisal, cogent, effective, effectual, efficacious, forceful, impressive, informative, informatory, notification, recounting, relation, revealing, singing, tattle, telltale(a), weighty |
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| | See Also: | | disclosure, informing, making known, narration, notice, recital, revealing, revelation, yarn | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Tell"ing\, a.
Operating with great effect; effective; as, a telling speech.
-- {Tell"ing*ly}, adv.
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