telling

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

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)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  impressive, cogent, weighty, revealing, telltale(a), tattle, singing, apprisal, notification, relation, recounting