Defenition of the word telling
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Defenition of the word telling
- powerfully persuasive; "a cogent argument"; "a telling presentation"; "a weighty argument"
- producing a strong effect; "gave an impressive performance as Othello"; "a telling gesture"
- an act of narration; "he was the hero according to his own relation"; "his endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable"
- disclosing unintentionally; "a telling smile"; "a telltale panel of lights"; "a telltale patch of oil on the water marked where the boat went down"
- disclosing information or giving evidence about another
- informing by words
- an act of narration
- producing a strong effect
- disclosing unintentionally
- powerfully persuasive
Synonyms for the word telling
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- apprisal
- cogent
- decisive
- effective
- forceful
- illuminating
- important
- impressive
- indicative
- influential
- informative
- notification
- notifying
- potent
- powerful
- recounting
- relation
- revealing
- significant
- singing
- tattle
- telltale
- weighty
Similar words in the telling
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- effective
- effectual
- efficacious
- forceful
- informative
- informatory
- telling
- tellingly
Hyponyms for the word telling
Hypernyms for the word telling
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- disclosure
- informing
- making known
- narration
- narrative
- recital
- revealing
- revelation
- story
- tale
- yarn
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