Definition of telling

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

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Story-writer :: Story-telling (n.) The act or practice of telling stories.
Physiognomy :: Physiognomy (n.) The art telling fortunes by inspection of the features.
Prophecy :: Prophecy (n.) A declaration of something to come; a foretelling; a prediction; esp., an inspired foretelling..
Cartomancy :: Cartomancy (n.) The art of telling fortunes with cards.
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..
Prophetical :: Prophetical (a.) Containing, or pertaining to, prophecy; foretelling events; as, prophetic writings; prophetic dreams; -- used with of before the thing foretold..
Augury :: Augury (n.) The art or practice of foretelling events by observing the actions of birds, etc.; divination..
Gossip :: Gossip (n.) One who runs house to house, tattling and telling news; an idle tattler..
Relation :: Relation (n.) The act of relating or telling; also, that which is related; recital; account; narration; narrative; as, the relation of historical events..
Prognostic :: Prognostic (a.) That which prognosticates; a sign by which a future event may be known or foretold; an indication; a sign or omen; hence, a foretelling; a prediction..
Chiromancy :: Chiromancy (n.) The art or practice of foretelling events, or of telling the fortunes or the disposition of persons by inspecting the hand; palmistry..
Telltale :: Telltale (a.) Telling tales; babbling.
Newsmonger :: Newsmonger (n.) One who deals in news; one who is active in hearing and telling news.
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..
Telling :: Telling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tel.
Foretelling :: Foretelling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Foretel.
Divination :: Divination (n.) The act of divining; a foreseeing or foretelling of future events; the pretended art discovering secret or future by preternatural means.
Soothsaying :: Soothsaying (n.) The act of one who soothsays; the foretelling of events; the art or practice of making predictions.
Veridical :: Veridical (a.) Truth-telling; truthful; veracious.
Prognosis :: Prognosis (n.) The act or art of foretelling the course and termination of a disease; also, the outlook afforded by this act of judgment; as, the prognosis of hydrophobia is bad..
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