Definition of telling

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Telling (a.) Operating with great effect; effective; as, a telling speech..

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Veridical :: Veridical (a.) Truth-telling; truthful; veracious.
Mistelling :: Mistelling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Mistel.
Gypsy :: Gypsy (n.) One of a vagabond race, whose tribes, coming originally from India, entered Europe in 14th or 15th centry, and are now scattered over Turkey, Russia, Hungary, Spain, England, etc., living by theft, fortune telling, horsejockeying, tinkering, etc. Cf. Bohemian, Romany..
Astrology :: Astrology (n.) In its etymological signification, the science of the stars; among the ancients, synonymous with astronomy; subsequently, the art of judging of the influences of the stars upon human affairs, and of foretelling events by their position and aspects..
Augury :: Augury (n.) The art or practice of foretelling events by observing the actions of birds, etc.; divination..
Story-writer :: Story-telling (n.) The act or practice of telling stories.
Prophecy :: Prophecy (n.) A declaration of something to come; a foretelling; a prediction; esp., an inspired foretelling..
Metopomancy :: Metopomancy (n.) Fortune telling by physiognomy.
Chirography :: Chirography (n.) The art of telling fortunes by examining the hand.
Prediction :: Prediction (n.) The act of foretelling; also, that which is foretold; prophecy..
Talebearing :: Talebearing (a.) Telling tales officiously.
Narrative :: Narrative (a.) Apt or inclined to relate stories, or to tell particulars of events; story-telling; garrulous..
Telling :: Telling (a.) Operating with great effect; effective; as, a telling speech..
Palmistry :: Palmistry (n.) The art or practice of divining or telling fortunes, or of judging of character, by the lines and marks in the palm of the hand; chiromancy..
Narration :: Narration (n.) The act of telling or relating the particulars of an event; rehearsal; recital.
Recital :: Recital (n.) A telling in detail and due order of the particulars of anything, as of a law, an adventure, or a series of events; narration..
Predictive :: Predictive (a.) Foretelling; prophetic; foreboding.
Prognostication :: Prognostication (n.) The act of foreshowing or foretelling something future by present signs; prediction.
Cartomancy :: Cartomancy (n.) The art of telling fortunes with cards.
Divination :: Divination (n.) The act of divining; a foreseeing or foretelling of future events; the pretended art discovering secret or future by preternatural means.
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