Definitions for Telling
ˈtɛl ɪŋTelling

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. relation, telling, recounting(noun)

   an act of narration

   "he was the hero according to his own relation"; "his endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable"

2. telling, apprisal, notification(noun)

   informing by words

3. tattle, singing, telling(adj)

   disclosing information or giving evidence about another

4. revealing, telling, telltale(a)(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"

5. cogent, telling, weighty(adj)

   powerfully persuasive

   "a cogent argument"; "a telling presentation"; "a weighty argument"

6. impressive, telling(adj)

   producing a strong effect

   "gave an impressive performance as Othello"; "a telling gesture"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. telling(Noun)

   The act of narration.

2. telling(Noun)

   The disclosure of information.

3. telling(Noun)

   Counting, numbering.

4. telling(Adjective)

   having force

5. telling(Adjective)

   revealing information

6. telling(Adjective)

   serving to convince

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Telling

   of Tell

2. Telling(adj)

   operating with great effect; effective; as, a telling speech

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Telling' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2100

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Telling' in Written Corpus Frequency: #761

Anagrams for Telling »

1. gillnet

How to pronounce Telling?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Telling in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Telling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Telling in a Sentence

1. Tom McCarthy:

   We know people will come after us. Telling stories like this, it goes with the territory.

2. Lillian Hellman:

   Cynicism is an unpleasant way of telling the truth.

3. Aye Aye Soe:

   (They were) telling me they've seen their whole family killed in front of their eyes.

4. Peter DeFazio:

   Their failure to appear at this hearing is a telling sign that they would rather suffer a public lashing than answer questions on the record about their operations.

5. Michael Cohen:

   I look forward to tomorrow to being able ... in my voice to tell the American people my story and I'm going to let the American people decide exactly who's telling the truth.

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