- present participle of tell.
telling
Example Sentences
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“I decided the universe was telling me that wasn’t right for me.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Cuomo spokesperson Rich Azzopardi confirmed the purchase, telling The New York Times that Cuomo intends to sell the vacant lots included in the acquisition while using the residence as a summer home.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
“Management was telling us what they wanted us to hear,” she told me.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
But that's not featured in Cabinet Office plans in the UK, which instead concentrates on telling employers to publish salary information in job adverts.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
In the cortex, you feel your emotions and you make sense of what your senses are telling you.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
