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单词 telling
释义

telling

[ tel-ing ]
/ ˈtɛl ɪŋ /
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adjective

having force or effect; effective; striking: a telling blow.
revealing; indicative of much otherwise unnoticed: a telling analysis of motivation in business.

Origin of telling

First recorded in 1850–55; tell1 + -ing2

SYNONYMS FOR telling

1 powerful, forceful, potent, weighty.
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OTHER WORDS FROM telling

tell·ing·ly, adverbun·tell·ing, adjective

Words nearby telling

Tell el Amarna, teller, Teller, Edward, Téllez, tellin, telling, tell it like it is, tell it to the Marines, tell me, tell off, Telloh
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British Dictionary definitions for telling

telling
/ (ˈtɛlɪŋ) /

adjective

having a marked effect or impacta telling blow
revealinga telling smile

Derived forms of telling

tellingly, adverb
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