telling

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[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

[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

[edit] Dutch

[edit] Etymology

From tell +‎ -ing

[edit] Noun

telling f. (??? please provide the plural!, ??? please provide the diminutive!)

  1. counting, count

[edit] Derived terms

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