Answer and Telling

Answer

Answer noun - Something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question.

Telling and answer are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Telling" instead a noun "Answer".

Telling

Telling noun - Informing by words.

Answer and telling are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Answer" instead a noun "Telling".

Nearby Words: tell, teller, telly

Both words in one sentence

  • Katara embarks on a mission to confront the man who murdered her mother, with Aang repeatedly telling her that violence is not the answer and she should forgive him instead.
  • Logic Bomb It start to answer but cannot complete the answer since by the time it finishes telling the time, the time has already changed.
    Source: Logic Bomb
  • He incorrectly guesses Cleveland, instead of Nashville, to which Melanie responds upon telling him the right answer: "Cleveland isn't even in Tennessee".
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