Dictionary Entry
telling
telling is a 7-letter English word with 8 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: of Tell. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 12 · 8 senses
Definitions
- 1present participle
of Tell
- 2adjective
Operating with great effect; effective; as, a telling speech.
- 3noun
disclosing information or giving evidence about another
- 4noun
informing by words
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- 5noun
an act of narration
"he was the hero according to his own relation"
"his endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable"
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- 6adjective
producing a strong effect
"gave an impressive performance as Othello"
"a telling gesture"
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- 7adjective
disclosing unintentionally
"a telling smile"
"a telltale panel of lights"
- 8adjective
powerfully persuasive
"a cogent argument"
"a telling presentation"
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