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  • present participle of tell.
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telling

[tel-ing] / ˈtɛl ɪŋ /


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Dixon says they came from the producer telling them to "just freestyle" in the recording booth and were "just in the moment of enjoyment".

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Because of this similarity, the pretrained neural network initially had difficulty telling the two effects apart.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

So I’m very proud of Dev and everything he’s doing, and he’s telling his own stories as well in a way that I find really inspiring.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Rather than provide proof, he attacked the media, accused major news organizations of corruption and eventually terminated the interview, telling Welker, “Let’s call it quits because I’ve had enough.”

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

I don’t bother telling her that I’ve also been waiting for Dad to come to one of my events.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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