telltale
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4.2
- noun
- /ˈtɛlˌteɪl/
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indicio
- On March 9, 1989, a large area of the sun's surface suddenly broke out in sunspots, the telltale sign of a coronal mass ejection.
- a telltale sign
Examples
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The man related other telltale signs.
Fiction book (2001) -
Under her eyes, there were dark hollowed-out places—the telltale sign of the insomnia that wrecked her during the bad times.
Fiction book (1991) -
But it's just got a few telltale signs that make me worried.
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Two days earlier, he had discovered the telltale sign he had been looking for.
Fiction book (2000) -
Then there was a telltale sign that he was in tremendous pain.
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Your ability to navigate those is the telltale sign that your relationship is on the road to success.
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How you react to something is a telltale sign of your feelings internally.
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The product code on the box doesn't match the code on the SD card, which is a telltale sign that it's fake.
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Another telltale sign of political collapse is actual disintegration, where regions declare independence.
Blog text (26) -
The product code on the box doesn't match the code on the SD card, which is a telltale sign that it's fake.
Synonyms
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3.9
A sign that shows something that was meant to stay secret
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3.4
A sign that something is true or happening
A clue that is hard to see and needs a careful look
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Etymology
Telltale comes from tell and tale, literally 'to tell a story'. As a noun, a telltale is a small sign or clue that 'tells' you the truth, so a broken window can be a telltale of a break-in.