telling

adjective

  1. 1

    producing a strong effect

    gave an impressive performance as Othello

    a telling gesture

  2. 2

    disclosing unintentionally

    a telling smile

    a telltale panel of lights

  3. 3

    powerfully persuasive

    a cogent argument

    a telling presentation

noun

  1. 1

    disclosing information or giving evidence about another

  2. 2

    informing by words

  3. 3

    an act of narration

    he was the hero according to his own relation

    his endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable

Synonyms

Also useful for “telling”:Unscrambler