tell (on)
verb
1
as in to influence
to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response the pressure of final exams is beginning to tell on the students in the dorm Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- influence
- affect
- impress
- impact
- touch
- get to
- strike
- interest
- sway
- reach
- carry away
- inspire
- bother
- move
- involve
- worry
- concern
- attract
- disturb
- trouble
- entrance
- dazzle
- fascinate
- plague
- penetrate
- bias
- transport
- upset
- engage
- color
- ravish
- try
- stir
- distress
- enrapture
- afflict
- stress
- harry
- harass
- discomfort
- pierce
- enthral
- smite
- disquiet
- enthrall
- enchant
- perturb
- captivate
- fluster
- agitate
- charm
- pester
- allure
- bewitch
- wring
- discompose
- strain
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- bore
- weary
- tire
- jade
- pall
- underwhelm
2
as in to talk
to give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities detectives convinced the perpetrators in custody to tell on their associates Synonyms & Similar Words
- talk
- inform
- grass (on)
- drop a dime (on)
- squeak
- snitch
- fink
- split (on)
- rat (on)
- squeal
- sing
- turn in
- betray
- give away
- sell (out)
- tattle
- tip (off)
- backstab
- blab
- cross
- double-cross
- two-time
