telling
adjective
1. disclosing unintentionally something concealed
- a telling smile
- a telltale panel of lights
- a telltale patch of oil on the water marked where the boat went down
Similar word(s): informative, informatory, revealing, telltale
2. powerfully persuasive
- a telling presentation
Similar word(s): persuasive, cogent, weighty
3. producing a strong effect
- a telling gesture
Similar word(s): effective, effectual, efficacious, impressive
noun
1. an act of narration
Similar word(s): recounting, relation
Definition categories: communication, narration, recital, yarn
2. informing by words
Similar word(s): apprisal, notification
Definition categories: communication, informing
3. disclosing information or giving evidence about another
Similar word(s): singing, tattle
Definition categories: communication, disclosure, revealing, revelation
verb
1. present participle of tell