telling

nouns

an act of narration

"he was the hero according to his own relation"; "his endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable"

recounting, relation, telling

is derived from

informing by words

apprisal, notification, telling

is derived from

disclosing information or giving evidence about another

singing, tattle, telling

is derived from

disclosing unintentionally

"a telling smile"; "a telltale panel of lights"; "a telltale patch of oil on the water marked where the boat went down"

revealing, telling, telltale

powerfully persuasive

"a cogent argument"; "a telling presentation"; "a weighty argument"

cogent, telling, weighty

producing a strong effect

"gave an impressive performance as Othello"; "a telling gesture"

impressive, telling