About The Word Telling
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Telling
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What's The Definition Of Telling?
[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" Synonyms | Synonyms for Telling: apprisal | cogent | effective | effectual | efficacious | forceful | impressive | informative | informatory | notification | recounting | relation | revealing | singing | tattle | telltale(a) | weighty Related Terms | Find terms related to Telling: See Also | disclosure | informing | making known | narration | notice | recital | revealing | revelation | yarn Telling In Webster's Dictionary \Tell"ing\, a.
Operating with great effect; effective; as, a telling speech.
-- {Tell"ing*ly}, adv.
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