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Definition of Telling
1. Adjective. Disclosing unintentionally. "A telltale patch of oil on the water marked where the boat went down"
2. Noun. An act of narration. "His endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable"
Generic synonyms: Narration, Recital, Yarn
Derivative terms: Recount, Relate, Tell
3. Adjective. Powerfully persuasive. "A weighty argument"
4. Noun. Informing by words.
Generic synonyms: Informing, Making Known
Specialized synonyms: Notice, Warning
Derivative terms: Apprise, Notify, Tell
5. Adjective. Producing a strong effect. "A telling gesture"
Similar to: Effective, Effectual, Efficacious
Derivative terms: Impress, Impress, Impressiveness
6. Noun. Disclosing information or giving evidence about another.
Generic synonyms: Disclosure, Revealing, Revelation
Derivative terms: Sing, Tattle, Tell
Definition of Telling
1. a. Operating with great effect; effective; as, a telling speech.
Definition of Telling
1. Adjective. having force ¹
2. Adjective. revealing information ¹
3. Adjective. serving to convince ¹
4. Verb. (present participle of tell) ¹
5. Noun. The act of narration. ¹
6. Noun. The disclosure of information. ¹
7. Noun. (archaic) Counting, numbering. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Telling
1. tell [v] - See also: tell
Lexicographical Neighbors of Telling
Literary usage of Telling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York by Daniel Defoe (1790)
"... he would be talking to him, and telling him one ftory or another of his travels,
and of what had happened to him abroad, to divert him. ..."
2. The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan (1846)
"So when they were come to her house, she qua|nt, her falls to telling of the
story of Christiana, and friends what the of her intended journey. ..."
3. The Science of Fairy Tales: An Inquiry Into Fairy Mythology by Edwin Sidney Hartland (1891)
"The art of story-telling—Unity of human imagination—Definition of Fairy ...
THE art of story-telling has been cultivated in all ages and among all nations ..."
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