日本語WordNet
an act of narration; "he was the hero according to his own relation"; "his endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable"
informing by words
powerfully persuasive; "a cogent argument"; "a telling presentation"; "a weighty argument"
producing a strong effect; "gave an impressive performance as Othello"; "a telling gesture"
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AIによる解説
Telling as an adjective means having a significant effect or revealing something important. As a noun, it refers to the act of narrating or recounting.
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He should notify the authorities immediately rather than just telling them when convenient.
彼は都合の良いときに単に伝えるのではなく、すぐに当局に通知すべきです。
I'm telling you this in confidence.
これは内緒で話しているんだ。
He tends to exaggerate his achievements when telling stories.
彼は話をするとき自分の業績を誇張する傾向がある。
Pronunciation data from ipa-dict (MIT License) based on cmudict-ipa by @lingz