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UK
/tˈɛlɪŋ/
]
[ US /ˈtɛɫɪŋ/ ]
[ US /ˈtɛɫɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
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an act of narration
his endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable
he was the hero according to his own relation - disclosing information or giving evidence about another
- informing by words
ADJECTIVE
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disclosing unintentionally something concealed
a telling smile
a telltale patch of oil on the water marked where the boat went down
a telltale panel of lights -
powerfully persuasive
a weighty argument
a cogent argument
a telling presentation -
producing a strong effect
a telling gesture
gave an impressive performance as Othello
How To Use telling In A Sentence
- But try telling that to the little old lady who has waited in vain a couple of years for a vital eye operation.
- It's a bit like telling ghost stories.
- Oh bravissimo in chorus, and he would have danced out into the middle of the room before us all, had not Fortunata whispered in his ear, telling him, I suppose, that such low buffoonery was not in keeping with his dignity. Satyricon
- If Ratzinger wants to stay in Italy and scare school kids by telling them God is watching when they French kiss or masturbate, that is his sexual silliness. Joe Cutbirth: The Pope Can't Get Away With This
- THE figures for avoidable deaths look shocking, but is it telling the whole story? The Sun
- When Wilbraham was telling me this part of Ids story he seemed to be enveloped -- "enveloped" is the word that best conveys my own experience of him -- by some quite radiant happiness. The Best British Short Stories of 1922
- The BBC never tires of telling us how passionately it seeks the interest and participation of the public in its political output, particularly the young.
- Don't break in when he is telling the story.
- At first, when their cops out there started telling me things, I didn't want to know. YESTERDAY'S SHADOW
- He is always telling the director how to run the business; that's like teaching one's grandmother how to suck eggs.
