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telling Definition

• (n) an act of narration; "he was the hero according to his own relation"; "his endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable"
• (n) informing by words
• (n) disclosing information or giving evidence about another
• (s) disclosing unintentionally; "a telling smile"; "a telltale panel of lights"; "a telltale patch of oil on the water marked where the boat went down"
• (s) powerfully persuasive; "a cogent argument"; "a telling presentation"; "a weighty argument"
• (s) producing a strong effect; "gave an impressive performance as Othello"; "a telling gesture"

telling Synonyms

• apprisal
• cogent
• impressive
• notification
• recounting
• relation
• revealing
• singing
• tattle
• telling
• telltale(a)
• weighty