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11telling — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Telling is used after these nouns: ↑fortune, ↑story {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj. Telling is used with these nouns: ↑anecdote, ↑criticism, ↑critique, ↑detail, ↑example, ↑phrase, ↑ …
12telling — n. certainty there is no telling what will happen * * * [ telɪŋ] [ certainty ] there is no telling what will happen …
13telling — tell|ing [ telıŋ ] adjective 1. ) very important or effective: His most telling weakness has been his failure to provide strategic vision. 2. ) showing or suggesting the truth about a situation, often in a way that was not intended: This incident …
14telling — adjective 1 having a great or important effect; significant (1): a telling argument 2 a remark that is telling shows what you really think although you may not intend it to tellingly adverb …
15telling — UK [ˈtelɪŋ] / US adjective 1) very important, or having a large effect His most telling weakness has been his failure to provide strategic vision. 2) showing or suggesting the truth about a situation, often in a way that was not intended This… …
16telling — tell•ing [[t]ˈtɛl ɪŋ[/t]] adj. 1) having force or effect; effective; striking: a telling blow[/ex] 2) indicative of much otherwise unnoticed; revealing: a telling analysis[/ex] • Etymology: 1850–55 tell′ing•ly, adv …
17Telling — Tell Tell (t[e^]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Told} (t[=o]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Telling}.] [AS. tellan, from talu tale, number, speech; akin to D. tellen to count, G. z[ a]hlen, OHG. zellen to count, tell, say, Icel. telja, Dan. tale to speak,… …
18telling — See track telling …
19telling — adjective Date: 1851 carrying great weight and producing a marked effect ; effective, expressive < the most telling evidence > Synonyms: see valid • tellingly adverb …
20Telling — this interesting and long established surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and derives from the Olde English pre 7th Century personal byname Tila , from til , capable, with the addition of the Olde English pre 7th Century patronymic suffix ing ,… …
