telling

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɛlɪŋ/ Rhymes: -ɛlɪŋ === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== telling present participle and gerund of tell ==== Adjective ==== telling (comparative more telling, superlative most telling) Having force, or having a marked effect; weighty, effective. Revealing information; bearing significance. Serving to convince. ===== Translations ===== ==== Derived terms ==== === Etymology 2 === Gerund from the verb tell, from tell +‎ -ing. ==== Noun ==== telling (countable and uncountable, plural tellings) The act of narration. The disclosure of information. (archaic) Counting, numbering. (chiefly in the negative) Ability to determine. ===== Synonyms ===== (counting, numbering): enumeration; see also Thesaurus:counting ===== Derived terms ===== === Anagrams === gillnet, gill net == Dutch == === Etymology === From tellen +‎ -ing. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: tel‧ling === Noun === telling f (plural tellingen, diminutive tellinkje n) counting, count ==== Derived terms ==== jaartelling == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From telle +‎ -ing. === Noun === telling f or m (definite singular tellinga or tellingen, indefinite plural tellinger, definite plural tellingene) counting, a count (act of counting) ==== Derived terms ==== folketelling nedtelling === See also === teljing (Nynorsk) === References === “telling” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “telling” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). == West Frisian == === Etymology === From telle +‎ -ing. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɛlɪŋ/ === Noun === telling c (plural tellingen) counting, count ==== Derived terms ==== jiertelling ==== Further reading ==== “telling”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011