telling
About 28.42 uses per million words.
Meaning
- verb present participle and gerund of tell
- adjective Having force, or having a marked effect; weighty, effective.
a telling blow
- adjective Revealing information; bearing significance.
a telling smile
- adjective Serving to convince.
telling evidence
- noun The act of narration.
- noun The disclosure of information.
- noun Counting, numbering.
- noun Ability to determine.
Similar words
forceful impressive effective effectual efficacious revealing apprisal cogent notification informative
Often followed by
the me him you her them us of a
Word family
tellingly
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