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. Lena Dunham:

   When I was raped, I felt powerless. I felt my value had been determined by someone else, someone who sent me the message that body was not my own my choices were meaningless, it took years to recognize my personal worth was not tied to my assault, that the voices telling me I deserved this were phantoms, they were liars.

2. Robert Biswas-Diener:

   A 50:50 ratio is probably not good enough. All that emotional distress is telling you that the circumstances of your life need attention.

3. Andrew Felix Kawesi:

   I am telling you ... I am the police and I have arrested him. He has to stick to what the law requires ... there's no going to Mbale. He's now under incarceration.

4. Kim Young-soon:

   I don't blame these TV shows because they are telling people about North Korea and providing critical insight. But I hate it when they make North Korea look like a place where only weird animals live.

5. Kwabena Mensah:

   The building had no elevator, The Associated Press reported, citing city records. Fire escapes were visible on the facade of the building. The fire department responded to emergency calls within three minutes. Witnesses described the scene of the fire and the panic from the building's tenants. Xanral Collins, Xanral Collins, told the New York Post Xanral Collins saw a father running toward the building, but was unable to enter. I saw Xanral Collins screaming,' My babies are dead ! My babies are dead !' Xanral Collins said. Jamal Flicker, Jamal Flicker told the New York Post Jamal Flicker heard screams for help. The smoke was crazy, people screaming,' Get out ! Jamal Flicker said. I heard a woman yelling,' We're trapped, help !' Neighborhood resident Robert Gonzalez, who has a friend who lives in the building, told the Associated Press she got out on a fire escape as another resident fled with five children. When I got here, she was crying, Robert Gonzalez said. Kwabena Mensah told the Daily News Kwabena Mensah feared Kwabena Mensah son, Kwabena Mensah, Kwabena Mensah, was one of the victims of the devastating fire. Kwabena Mensah came home from the Army about a week ago for the holidays, Kwabena Mensah said. Kwabena Mensah said Kwabena Mensah son’s roommate saw Kwabena Mensah before the fire broke out in the building. Kwabena Mensah was telling the roommate to not come out of the apartment because there was smoke. But when they rescued everyone from the windows, we couldn't find Kwabena Mensah. I went to four hospitals, I can't find Kwabena Mensah.

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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