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Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary
telling


I - noun
1. informing by words
Syn:
apprisal, notification
Derivationally related forms:
notify (for: notification), apprise (for: apprisal), tell
Hypernyms:
informing, making known
Hyponyms:
notice, warning
2. an act of narration
- he was the hero according to his own relation
- his endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable
Syn:
relation, recounting
Derivationally related forms:
recount (for: recounting), tell, relate (for: relation)
Hypernyms:
narration, recital, yarn
3. disclosing information or giving evidence about another
Syn:
tattle, singing
Derivationally related forms:
tell, sing (for: singing), tattle (for: tattle)
Hypernyms:
disclosure, revelation, revealing

II - adjective
1. disclosing unintentionally (Freq. 1)
- a telling smile
- a telltale panel of lights
- a telltale patch of oil on the water marked where the boat went down
Syn:
revealing, telltale
Similar to:
informative, informatory
Derivationally related forms:
telltale (for: telltale)
2. producing a strong effect
- gave an impressive performance as Othello
- a telling gesture
Syn:
impressive
Similar to:
effective, effectual, efficacious
Derivationally related forms:
impressiveness (for: impressive), impress (for: impressive)
3. powerfully persuasive
- a cogent argument
- a telling presentation
- a weighty argument
Syn:
cogent, weighty
Similar to:
persuasive
Derivationally related forms:
weightiness (for: weighty), cogency (for: cogent)

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