telling
adjective
- 1
producing a strong effect
gave an impressive performance as Othello
a telling gesture
- 2
disclosing unintentionally
a telling smile
a telltale panel of lights
- 3
powerfully persuasive
a cogent argument
a telling presentation
noun
- 1
disclosing information or giving evidence about another
- 2
informing by words
- 3
an act of narration
he was the hero according to his own relation
his endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable
Also useful for “telling”:Unscrambler— Rearrange the letters in “telling”