telling
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- n an act of narration
- n informing by words
- n disclosing information or giving evidence about another
- v express in words
- v let something be known
- v narrate or give a detailed account of
- v give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
- v discern or comprehend
- v inform positively and with certainty and confidence
- v give evidence
he was telling on all his former colleague - v mark as different
- s disclosing unintentionally
a telling smile - s powerfully persuasive
a telling presentation - s producing a strong effect
a telling gesture
- The American official in Baghdad received the email on Friday from the Office of the Secretary of Defense's Policy team, marked to "MAL POL ALL POLICY," with a note telling .
- Rather than waste ink telling you about the sites you're already familiar with, we decided to ferret out the terrific websites that aren't yet .
- The act of telling is hard enough; parents shouldn't further burden kids by asking them to fix things too.