What does telling mean?
Definitions for telling
ˈtɛl ɪŋtelling
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word telling.
Princeton's WordNet
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"
telling, apprisal, notificationnoun
informing by words
tattle, singing, tellingadjective
disclosing information or giving evidence about another
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"
cogent, telling, weightyadjective
powerfully persuasive
"a cogent argument"; "a telling presentation"; "a weighty argument"
impressive, tellingadjective
producing a strong effect
"gave an impressive performance as Othello"; "a telling gesture"
Wiktionary
tellingnoun
The act of narration.
tellingnoun
The disclosure of information.
tellingnoun
Counting, numbering.
tellingadjective
having force
tellingadjective
revealing information
tellingadjective
serving to convince
ChatGPT
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 Dictionary
Telling
of Tell
Tellingadjective
operating with great effect; effective; as, a telling speech
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
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.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'telling' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2100
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'telling' in Written Corpus Frequency: #761
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of telling in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of telling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of telling in a Sentence
I didn't tell anyone at the time because I didn't want to jeopardize anything. I didn't want to rock the boat with my family, my schooling, my life... I had no intention back then of telling anyone ever.
I am not telling you to embrace the truth, I am telling you to embrace yourself.
South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham:
We made accommodations to the detainees at Gitmo -- I've been to Gitmo, and I've seen the accommodations that we made to the Muslim detainees who killed Americans, you're telling me that you cannot make an accommodation for an elected Democrat county clerk from Rowan County, Kentucky?
That was a very telling part of the apology, i ’m not surprised, this is the kind of humor that Roseanne Barr does.
That’s like someone telling you that you should sit and have a bowel movement, covered of course, in the middle of two gates where people can see you.
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