Associations to the word «Telling»

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TELLING, adjective. Having force

TELLING, adjective. Revealing information

TELLING, adjective. Serving to convince

TELLING, verb. Present participle of tell

TELLING, noun. The act of narration.

TELLING, noun. The disclosure of information.

TELLING, noun. (archaic) Counting, numbering.

TELLING OFF, verb. Present participle of tell off

TELLING OFF, noun. (informal) A reprimand, reproach, or lecture.

TELLING SOMEONE WHERE TO SHOVE IT, verb. Present participle of tell someone where to shove it

Dictionary definition

TELLING, noun. An act of narration; "he was the hero according to his own relation"; "his endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable".

TELLING, noun. Informing by words.

TELLING, noun. Disclosing information or giving evidence about another.

TELLING, adjective. Disclosing unintentionally; "a telling smile"; "a telltale panel of lights"; "a telltale patch of oil on the water marked where the boat went down".

TELLING, adjective. Powerfully persuasive; "a cogent argument"; "a telling presentation"; "a weighty argument".

TELLING, adjective. Producing a strong effect; "gave an impressive performance as Othello"; "a telling gesture".

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Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.

Noam Chomsky

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