telling

adjective
/ˈtɛlɪŋ/

Having force, or having a marked effect; weighty, effective.

Example

“a telling blow”

Other meanings

Revealing information; bearing significance.
“a telling smile”
Serving to convince.
“telling evidence”

Synonyms

impressive

Related words

tellingly
tellingness

Example sentences

“He's telling people what they want to hear.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“Thanks for telling me right away.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“I'm telling you how I feel.”
Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “telling” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.