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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | recounting, relation |
| Type of | yarn, narration, recital |
| Derivation | tell |
telling::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | singing, tattle |
| Type of | revealing, disclosure, revelation |
| Derivation | tell |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | apprisal, notification |
| Type of | making known, informing |
| Has types | warning, notice |
| Derivation | tell |
Examples of telling
telling
I'm not going to come in and be the big, bad wolf, telling everybody what to do.
From the washingtontimes.com
Perhaps equally telling is that most Americans aren't all that focused on Libya.
From the sacbee.com
The result, in Mr. Wright's artful telling, is social comedy with a rueful edge.
From the online.wsj.com
I believe it would be particularly telling if Woods did not play well this week.
From the stltoday.com
Call it a flair for the dramatic or a love of telling and hearing juicy stories.
From the online.wsj.com
I always feel like I am doing him a favor by telling him exactly what to get me.
From the timesunion.com
Airport workers kept telling me how travel is etymologically related to travail.
From the time.com
We're thrilled that they share our passion for telling the story of Harvey Milk.
From the upi.com
Miami coach Randy Shannon has been telling his defense the same thing for years.
From the kentucky.com
- Relation: an act of narration; "he was the hero according to his own relation"; "his endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable"
- Revealing: disclosing unintentionally; "a telling smile"; "a telltale panel of lights"; "a telltale patch of oil on the water marked where the boat went down"
- Cogent: powerfully persuasive; "a cogent argument"; "a telling presentation"; "a weighty argument"
- Informing by words
- Impressive: producing a strong effect; "gave an impressive performance as Othello"; "a telling gesture"
- Tattle: disclosing information or giving evidence about another
- The Telling is a 2000 science fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin set in her fictional universe of Hainish Cycle. ...
- The second season of Alias premiered September 29, 2002 on ABC and concluded May 4, 2003 and was released on DVD in region 1 on December 2, 2003. Guest stars in season two include David Carradine, Ethan Hawke, Richard Lewis, Christian Slater, and Danny Trejo. ...
- The Telling is a 2009 horror film starring Bridget Marquardt and Holly Madison from the E! television series The Girls Next Door. The film is also the producing debut of Bridget Marquardt who teamed up with veteran Producer Chuck Williams. ...
