Sekirov Dictionary

telling

/ˈtɛlɪŋ/

noun 4
adjective 3
forms 3
phrases 3

noun4

The act of narration.
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Ability to determine.
- "One white man." said Bill, after a brief inspection. "Out on his line, I s'pose, and there's no tellin' when he'll be back. So we won't wait. We'll just serve notice on him." — 1922
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The disclosure of information.
- There may he sit and smile, or creep among the ships, or moan and sigh round islands in his great content—the miser lord of wealth in gems and pearls beyond the telling of all fables. — 1905
(no longer used) Counting, numbering.

adjective3

Having force, or having a marked effect; weighty, effective.
Revealing information; bearing significance.
Serving to convince.

forms

tellings · more telling · most telling

Phrases with telling

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