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English to English adjective
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Operating with great effect; effective; as, a telling speech. |  | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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disclosing unintentionally |  | Example: a telling smile a telltale panel of lights a telltale patch of oil on the water marked where the boat went down
source: wordnet30
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powerfully persuasive |  | Example: a cogent argument a telling presentation a weighty argument
source: wordnet30
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producing a strong effect |  | Example: gave an impressive performance as Othello a telling gesture
source: wordnet30 noun
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an act of narration |  | Example: he was the hero according to his own relation his endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable
source: wordnet30
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informing by words |  | source: wordnet30
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disclosing information or giving evidence about another |  | source: wordnet30
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