Definitions for telling

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telling tell·ing

Spelling: [tel-ing]

IPA: /ˈtɛl ɪŋ/

Telling is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 124 anagrams from letters in telling (egillnt).

Definitions for telling

Idioms

1. tell it like it is, Informal. to tell the complete, unadulterated truth; be forthright:

adjective

1. having force or effect; effective; striking:
2. revealing; indicative of much otherwise unnoticed:

Verb phrases

1. tell off, to separate from the whole and assign to a particular duty. Informal. to rebuke severely; scold:
2. tell on, to tattle on (someone).

verb (used with object)

1. to give an account or narrative of; narrate; relate (a story, tale, etc.):
2. to make known by speech or writing (a fact, news, information, etc.); communicate.
3. to announce or proclaim.
4. to utter (the truth, a lie, etc.).
5. to express in words (thoughts, feelings, etc.).
6. to reveal or divulge (something secret or private).
7. to say plainly or positively:
8. to discern or recognize (a distant person or thing) so as to be able to identify or describe:
9. to distinguish; discriminate; ascertain:
10. to inform (a person) of something:
11. to assure emphatically:
12. to bid, order, or command:
13. to mention one after another, as in enumerating; count or set one by one or in exact amount:

verb (used without object)

1. to give an account or report:
2. to give evidence or be an indication:
3. to disclose something secret or private; inform; tattle:
4. to say positively; determine; predict:
5. to have force or effect; operate effectively:
6. to produce a marked or severe effect:
7. British Dialect. to talk or chat.

Origin of telling

First recorded in 1850-55; tell¹ + -ing²

Examples for telling

But I got him too straight—let a drunken man alone for telling the truth when he's got it in him.

So she lies to the knight, telling him Madalena is sorry and wants him back.

She saw her all the time while Connie was telling her the secret.

"And that would be all the same as telling Alcibiades himself," rejoined Milza.

Have a look at this telling research from Pew on blasphemy and apostasy laws around the world.

Either way, guests seeking a holiday getaway there can also enjoy a tingle of telling truth to power by posting their own reviews.

Even before the shootings, New York policeman were telling the Mayor not to attend their funerals.

French President François Hollande is telling the French people they should “not lump them together.”

And what I overheard in the armoury--about a telegram--telling me--putting me out of my misery?

She made a half apology for not telling me that she was going to New York.