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(noun) informing by words |
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Synonyms: apprisal, notification, notifying |
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Related Words: informing, making known, notice, pink slip |
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(satellite adjective) producing a strong effect; "gave an impressive performance as Othello"; "a telling gesture" |
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Synonyms: impressive |
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(satellite adjective) powerfully persuasive; "a cogent argument"; "a telling presentation"; "a weighty argument" |
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Synonyms: cogent, weighty |
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(satellite adjective) disclosing unintentionally; "a telling smile"; "a telltale panel of lights"; "a telltale patch of oil on the water marked where the boat went down" |
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Synonyms: revealing, telltale |
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(noun) an act of narration; "he was the hero according to his own relation"; "his endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable" |
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Synonyms: recounting, relation |
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Related Words: narration, narrative, recital, story, tale, yarn |
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(noun) disclosing information or giving evidence about another |
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Synonyms: singing, tattle |
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Related Words: disclosure, revealing, revelation |
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