Definition of telling Telling
/tɛˈlɪŋ/ - [teling] - tell•ing
We found 13 definitions of telling from 4 different sources.
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What does telling mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: tellings |
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| telling - informing by words | ||
| apprisal, notification | ||
| making known, informing a speech act that conveys information | ||
| notice the act of noticing or paying attention; "he escaped the notice of the police" | ||
| telling - disclosing information or giving evidence about another | ||
| tattle, singing | ||
| disclosure, revealing, revelation the speech act of making something evident | ||
| telling - an act of narration; "he was the hero according to his own relation"; "his endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable" | ||
| relation, recounting | ||
| yarn, narration, recital (rhetoric) the second section of an oration in which the facts are set forth | ||
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Wiktionary 
- telling (Noun)
The act of narration. - telling (Noun)
The disclosure of information. - telling (Noun)
Counting, numbering. - telling (Verb)
Present participle of tell. - telling (Adjective)
Having force. - telling (Adjective)
revealing information. - telling (Adjective)
serving to convince.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- telling (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Tell - telling (a.)
Operating with great effect; effective; as, a telling speech.
