tell´ing|ly — tell|ing «TEHL ihng», adjective, noun. –adj. having effect or force; striking: »a telling blow. He is a master of a singularly lucid…and telling style (Times Literary Supplement). SYNONYM(S): effective, potent, forceful. –n. 1. the act of… … Useful english dictionary
tell|ing-off — «TEHL ihng F, OF», noun. Informal. a scolding; rebuke … Useful english dictionary
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for|tune|tell|ing — «FR chuhn TEHL ihng», noun, adjective. telling or claiming to tell what will happen in the future … Useful english dictionary
sto|ry|tell|ing — «STR ee TEHL ihng, STOHR », noun, adjective. –n. 1. the act or art of telling stories, either true or made up. 2. Informal. the telling of falsehoods. –adj. 1. that tells stories: »the storytelling power of the camera s eye (Newsweek). 2.… … Useful english dictionary
tale|tell|ing — «TAYL TEHL ihng», noun, adjective. = talebearing. (Cf. ↑talebearing) … Useful english dictionary
tell — fore·tell; fore·tell·able; fore·tell·er; re·tell; tell; tell·ing·ly; un·tell·able; forth·tell·er; tell·tale·ly; un·tell·ably; … English syllables
tell — I [[t]tɛl[/t]] v. told, tell•ing 1) to narrate or relate (a story, tale, etc.) 2) to make known (a fact, news, information, etc.); communicate 3) to announce or proclaim 4) to utter (the truth, a lie, etc.); speak 5) to express in words (thoughts … From formal English to slang
'-ing' adjectives — ◊ GRAMMAR A large number of adjectives end in ing . ◊ related to transitive verbs Many ing adjectives have the same form as the present participle of a transitive verb, and are similar in meaning. For example, an astonishing fact is a fact that… … Useful english dictionary
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here — Infobox Film name = Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here image size=175px imdb id = 0065079 director = Abraham Polonsky writer = Abraham Polonsky starring = Robert Redford Katharine Ross Robert Blake released = December 18, 1969 runtime = 98 min.… … Wikipedia
