- present participle of tell.
telling
Example Sentences
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He added feedback has been overwhelmingly positive with visitors telling his staff: "You should be very proud of your city."
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
The first week of the Senate campaign in Michigan was telling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
He still has trouble putting on football pads — “I’m still trying to figure it out” — but as an edge rusher, there’s no telling how far his journey will take him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Tech CEOs, mimicking the villains of sci-fi, are telling the public that resistance is futile.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
It seemed to me, as I was listening to Lizzie, that she was living every moment of the story again in her head, even as she was telling it.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
