Telling
nnoun.communicationan act of narrationSynset:recounting relation
Examples:- he was the hero according to his own relation
- his endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable
Derivationally Related Form:recounttellrelate
Hypernyms:narration recital yarn
Inherited Hypernyms:relationnarrationreportinformingspeech actacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.communicationinforming by wordsSynset:apprisal notification
Derivationally Related Form:notifyapprisetell
Hypernyms:informing making known
Inherited Hypernyms:tellinginformingspeech actacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:noticewarning
Full Hyponyms:dismissalnoticewalking paperswarning
nnoun.communicationdisclosing information or giving evidence about anotherSynset:singing tattle
Derivationally Related Form:singtellingtelltattle
Hypernyms:disclosure revealing revelation
Inherited Hypernyms:tattledisclosurespeech actacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.communicationexpress in wordsSynset:say state tell
Examples:- He said that he wanted to marry her
- tell me what is bothering you
- state your opinion
- state your name
Derivationally Related Form:statementsaytellingteller
Hypernyms:express give tongue to utter verbalise verbalize
Inherited Hypernyms:stateexpress
Direct Hyponyms:addannounceanswerappendarticulatedeclareenunciateexplainget outgiveintroducelay outmentionmisstatenoteobserveprecedeprefacepremisepresentremarkreplyrepresentrespondsumsum upsummarisesummarizesupplyvocalisevocalize
Full Troponyms:abuseaccountaccurseaddadmonishadvanceaffirmanimadvertannounceanswerapologizearguearticulateassureattackattestautographbailbar mitzvahbat mitzvahbelaborbetrothblameblisterbombardboobridlecall backcall on the carpetcastcertifychastiseclaimclarionclawcolorcome downcommentcommunecommunicatecondemnconfirmconsecratecontractcosigncount outcountercountersigncovenantcursedeclaredecreedefenddeflatedenouncedeploredeprecatedestinediscreditdisparageeditorializeendorseexecuteexplainexplodeexpostulateextenuatefeed backfieldflameforedoomfulminateget outgiveguaranteeharsh onholdinitialinkkibitzknocklegislateminimizemisstatemovenitpicknoteopineordainpanpleadpledgepreambleprecedepredestineprescribepresentproclaimprofessprologizepromisepromulgateproposepropositionprotestprovidequotere-arguerecommendreconsecratereenactrentreprehendreprimandreprobateretortriprubbishsasssavagesecuresentencesignslangslip inspatchcockspinstand upstipulatesubmitsugarcoatsummarizeswearswear offtake sides withtake the fifthtake the veiltalk downtell offtestifytoss intrumpetunderquoteundersignundertakeunderwriteupholdvilifyvisavitriolvouchvowwhangwillwisecrack
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s that CLAUSE | Something ---s something | They --- that there was a traffic accident (apply to: tell, state)
vverb.communicationlet something be knownExamples:- Tell them that you will be late
Derivationally Related Form:tale
Hypernyms:inform
Inherited Hypernyms:tellinformcommunicateinteractact
Direct Hyponyms:airannounceannunciatebarebespeakbetokenbreakbring outdigressdisclosediscoverdivagatedivulgeexposeforetellgivegive awayharbingerheraldimpartindicateingeminateiterateleavelet onlet outpass onpointpropagandisepropagandizepublicisepublicizereiteraterepeatrestateretellrevealsignalspillstraytalkuncoverunwrapwander
Full Troponyms:abstractacknowledgeaimairalludeannounceappreciateaskbackgroundbeambear downbespeakbetrayblackwashblazeblowbodebodybreathebring outbulletinbuoyburst outcarrycirculateclue incolorcastcome out of the closetconfideconnoteconveydigressdimensiondittodocketdogmatizedrivedrive homeeditembodyexemplifyexpressexudeflashforegroundforeshowformularizeframegivegive voiceglossharphinthypeimpartimplyincriminateinterrogateintimatelatinizeleaklexicalizelookmake outmarkmeanmenacemisquotemistranslatemuckrakeoutparaphraseperseveratepick uppodcastpoint uppopularizeprecispresupposepropagandizepublicizepublishquoteraisere-emphasiserecapitulaterepeatrerunretranslateretrograderevealrip outsatellitesaysignalizesignifysignpostsingularizesmacksmilesneersoft-pedalsowspellspillspill the beanssportscastspringstresssuggestsum uptelecastthankthreatentopicalizetranslatetypifyunbosomunderscoreunwrapventwave off
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s that CLAUSE
vverb.communicationnarrate or give a detailed account ofSynset:narrate recite recount tell
Examples:- Tell what happened
- The father told a story to his child
Derivationally Related Form:narratortellernarrationrecitaltellingrecountingtalenarrative
Hypernyms:inform
Inherited Hypernyms:tellinformcommunicateinteractact
Direct Hyponyms:crackrelaterhapsodiserhapsodizeyarn
Full Troponyms:crackrelaterhapsodizeyarn
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something | Somebody ---s something to somebody | Somebody ---s somebody something (apply to: tell) | They won't --- the story (apply to: narrate, recount, tell) | The parents --- a French poem to the children (apply to: recite)
vverb.communicationgive instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authoritySynset:enjoin order say tell
Examples:- I said to him to go home
- She ordered him to do the shopping
- The mother told the child to get dressed
Derivationally Related Form:injunctionorder
Hypernyms:request
Inherited Hypernyms:orderrequestaskrequestcommunicateconveytransfermove
Direct Hyponyms:callcommanddirectinstructprescriberequiresend forwarn
Full Troponyms:adjurebanbarbear downbeckonbeepbuzzcallcall incall upchargecommandconvokedemanddirectembargoenjoinforbidhailinstructliftmusteroutlawoverburdenoverwhelmpageprescriberecallrequisitionstetsummonvouchwarn
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody to INFINITIVE | Somebody ---s that CLAUSE | They --- him to write the letter (apply to: order, enjoin, tell)
vverb.cognitiondiscern or comprehendExamples:- He could tell that she was unhappy
Hypernyms:guess infer
Inherited Hypernyms:tellguesssolveunderstand
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s that CLAUSE
vverb.communicationinform positively and with certainty and confidenceSynset:assure tell
Examples:- I tell you that man is a crook!
Hypernyms:affirm assert aver avow swan swear verify
Inherited Hypernyms:assureaffirmdeclarestateexpress
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody of something | Somebody ---s that CLAUSE
vverb.communicationgive evidenceSynset:evidence tell
Examples:- he was telling on all his former colleague
Derivationally Related Form:tellingevidence
Hypernyms:inform
Inherited Hypernyms:tellinforminformcommunicateinteractact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
vverb.cognitionmark as differentSynset:differentiate distinguish secern secernate separate severalise severalize tell tell apart
Examples:- We distinguish several kinds of maple
Derivationally Related Form:differencedistinctiondifferentiationdifferentiator
Hypernyms:identify place
Inherited Hypernyms:distinguishidentifydetermine
Direct Hyponyms:contradistinguishcontrastdecoupledemarcatediscriminatedissociatehave the distinctionindividualiseindividualizeknowknow apartlabelseparateseveraliseseveralizesexsingle outstratify
Entailment:compare
Full Troponyms:cloistercontradistinguishcontrastdecoupledemarcatedisadvantagediscriminateghettoizehandicaphave the distinctionhive offindividualizeisolateknowlabellosemaroonprejudicequarantineredlinesecludesegregateseveralizesexstratifysubtilize
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s something from somebody
adj satadj.alldisclosing unintentionally something concealedSynset:revealing telltale
Examples:- a telling smile
- a telltale panel of lights
- a telltale patch of oil on the water marked where the boat went down
Antonyms:uninformative
Derivationally Related Form:tellingtelltale
Inherited Hypernyms:revealing
Similar to:informative informatory
adj satadj.allpowerfully persuasiveSynset:cogent weighty
Examples:- a cogent argument
- a telling presentation
- a weighty argument
Antonyms:dissuasive
Derivationally Related Form:cogencyweightiness
Inherited Hypernyms:cogent
Similar to:persuasive
adj satadj.allproducing a strong effectSynset:impressive
Examples:- gave an impressive performance as Othello
- a telling gesture
Antonyms:ineffective
Derivationally Related Form:impressimpressiveness
Inherited Hypernyms:impressive
Similar to:effective effectual efficacious