Definition of Telling

Noun

  • disclosing information or giving evidence about another
  • informing by words
    - apprisal
  • an act of narration
    "he was the hero according to his own relation"
    "his endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable"

Adjective

  • producing a strong effect
    "gave an impressive performance as Othello"
    "a telling gesture"
  • powerfully persuasive
    "a cogent argument"
    "a telling presentation"
    "a weighty argument"
  • disclosing unintentionally
    "a telling smile"
    "a telltale panel of lights"
    "a telltale patch of oil on the water marked where the boat went down"
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Unscramble telling

92 unscramble word found using the letters telling.
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