Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈtɛlɪŋ/
- present participle of tell#English|tell
telling
- Having force, or having a marked effect; weighty, effective.
- a telling blow
- Revealing information; bearing significance.
- a telling smile
- Serving to convince.
- telling evidence
telling (plural tellings)
- The act of narration.
- The disclosure of information.
- (archaic) Counting, numbering.
- (usually in the negative) Ability to determine.
- (counting, numbering) enumeration; see also Thesaurus:counting
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