telling

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Adjective 1.3 Verb 1.4 Noun 1.5 Anagrams 2 Dutch 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Derived terms

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

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  Rhymes: -ɛlɪŋ

[edit] Adjective

telling (comparative more telling, superlative most telling)

1. having force
2. revealing information
3. serving to convince

[edit] Verb

telling

1. Present participle of tell.

[edit] Noun

telling (plural tellings)

1. The act of narration.
2. The disclosure of information.
3. (archaic) Counting, numbering.

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: egillnt
• gillnet

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Etymology

tellen + -ing

[edit] Noun

telling f. (plural tellingen)

1. counting, count

[edit] Derived terms

• jaartelling