Meaning of TELLING
| Pronunciation: | | 'teling
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- [n] disclosing information or giving evidence about another
- [n] informing by words
- [n] an act of narration; "he was the hero according to his own relation"; "his endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable"
- [adj] producing a strong effect; "gave an impressive performance as Othello"; "a telling gesture"
- [adj] powerfully persuasive; "a cogent argument"; "a telling presentation"; "a weighty argument"
- [adj] disclosing unintentionally; "a telling smile"; "a telltale panel of lights"; "a telltale patch of oil on the water marked where the boat went down"
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| | Synonyms: | | apprisal, cogent, effective, effectual, efficacious, forceful, impressive, informative, informatory, notification, recounting, relation, revealing, singing, tattle, telltale(a), weighty |
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| | See Also: | | disclosure, informing, making known, narration, notice, recital, revealing, revelation, yarn | |
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| | Definition: | | Telling
In this novel, a part of the Hanish Cycle though not dependent on the previous volumes, the Earthborn Sutty is assigned to gather data on a distant world controlled by the sinister Corporation. Once there, she slowly begins to learn about life on the planet before the Corporation took over, including the mysterious religion, the Telling, that the inhabitants used to practice. more details ... |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Tell"ing\, a.
Operating with great effect; effective; as, a telling speech.
-- {Tell"ing*ly}, adv.
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