telling
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2.7
- noun
- /ˈtɛlɪŋ/
- I am an independent woman, a scholar; I study tale-telling and narratology.
- story-telling
- truth-telling
- original telling
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Watch on YouTubeI'm not a fan of telling people what we want upfront.
- I'm not a fan of telling people what we want upfront.
- Another part of it claiming what you want is by telling her, right?
- Finally, an end to telling people to go duck yourself.
Examples
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Details that are perceived as irrelevant are dropped out with each successive telling of the story.
Academic text (1993) -
His family owned a piece of him, he knew, with each telling of the story.
Fiction book (1994) -
There is a conviction in the telling that is working on Joey.
Fiction book (1992) -
We lose ourselves in the story itself and disregard the telling of it.
Academic text (2017) -
From the opening lines, John personalizes his telling, inserting elements to connect the narrative to his life.
Academic text (2017) -
In contrast, destruction and loss are the central themes in John's much shorter telling.
Academic text (2017) -
LaTonya is unsettled by the passion of Jasmine's telling, her hands frozen over her tiny pile of crawfish.
Fiction book (1993) -
The child's telling of the story captivated everyone in the audience.
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Her telling of the events provided important insight into what happened.
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His telling of the experience was both engaging and informative.
Synonyms
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1.3
A written or spoken account that gives information about something
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1.0
An activity of sharing ideas or information by speaking to someone
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4.1
Making secret or new information known to others
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1.0
The act of talking to other people, for example giving a speech
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2.9
The act of telling stories to entertain or teach people
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3.4
Telling a story or describing events
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2.4
Sharing information, thoughts, or feelings with others
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3.0
A new version of a story that has been told before
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3.8
An account of events told in detail
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3.2
To talk to share ideas or information with others
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4.2
An act of giving information or skills to other people
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2.5
Giving people information they need to know
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3.9
A spoken or written description of what happened
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9.9
A spoken or written story that explains events
The act of telling people facts or details
Idioms
- Informal
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8.5
To say this to show you strongly agree with an obvious or unpleasant point
Compounds
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5.8
A way of finding out what will happen to someone in the future using mysterious methods
How Detailed
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Morphology
Etymology
The word telling as a noun comes from the verb tell, meaning 'to say' or 'to tell a story'. So it simply means the act of giving information or telling a story.