Meaning

3 senses
  1. Having force, or having a marked effect; weighty, effective.

    a telling blow

  2. Revealing information; bearing significance.

    a telling smile

  3. Serving to convince.

    telling evidence

More definitions
  • producing a strong effect
  • disclosing unintentionally something concealed
  • powerfully persuasive

Translations

1 languages

Forms

more telling, most telling
Comparativemore telling Lesson
Superlativemost telling Lesson

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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