Definitions for telling
ˈtɛl ɪŋtelling

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. relation, telling, recountingnoun

   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, notificationnoun

   informing by words

3. tattle, singing, tellingadjective

   disclosing information or giving evidence about another

4. revealing, telling, telltale(a)adjective

   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, weightyadjective

   powerfully persuasive

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

6. impressive, tellingadjective

   producing a strong effect

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tellingnoun

   The act of narration.

2. tellingnoun

   The disclosure of information.

3. tellingnoun

   Counting, numbering.

4. tellingadjective

   having force

5. tellingadjective

   revealing information

6. tellingadjective

   serving to convince

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. telling

   Telling refers to the act of conveying information, expressing thoughts or opinions, or recounting an event, story, or idea to someone else. It involves communicating facts, details, or experiences to others in a clear and understandable manner. Telling can be done verbally, through spoken words, or non-verbally, through gestures, facial expressions, or written messages. It is a fundamental element of human communication and is essential for sharing knowledge, narratives, and personal experiences.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Telling

   of Tell

2. Tellingadjective

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

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. TELLING

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Telling is ranked #82908 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Telling surname appeared 227 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Telling.
   
   95.1% or 216 total occurrences were White.
   3% or 7 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Informing
   • Narration

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?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say telling in sign language?

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. Anquan Boldin:

   This deal for us was never about telling guys what they can or can’t do. It was never about telling guys that they can’t protest or to stop protesting. This agreement was the NFL listening to the concerns of its players and responding in a like matter, we want to take money out of sending people to jail and put it toward education and opportunities for economic advancement.

2. Jack Janasiewicz:

   Looking at foot traffic volume is not quite as telling any more. It's going to be online shopping as well. That's going to be the bigger one, are people getting up, getting dressed and going out and shopping physically or are they just getting dressed, moving to the couch and turning on their computer and ordering online.

3. Lakshheish M Patel:

   GMDC Share price has fallen from Rs.165 to 130 in just 1 day today almost 20% fall . No prize for telling who is the beneficially of this fall. Party will happen in the management office today

4. Hagan Curd:

   I saw people running and then some others got out (of) their car and began to run as well, then I heard police yelling and telling people there was a shooter at the bank and to back away.

5. New York:

   He has no problem telling me when he disagrees and he tells me he agrees, the heck with it, just tell the truth and whatever it is, it is.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=telling
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Telling
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telling
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html