Cutting and Telling

Related words

Cutting adjective - Causing intense discomfort to one's skin.

Show all Definitions

Telling and cutting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Telling" instead an adjective "Cutting".

Nearby Words: cut, cutter

Telling adjective - Having the power to persuade.

Show all Definitions

Cutting and telling are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cutting" instead an adjective "Telling".

Nearby Words: tell, teller, telly

After telling the pimp that he figuratively has "no balls" he makes it literal by cutting off the pimp's balls off camera while the pimp screams.

Source: Groin Attack / Film
Murder by Inaction: Right after telling Regina that he's cutting her out of his will, Horace has a heart attack.

Source: Theatre / The Little Foxes
At one point in Firefly, Mal dismisses what someone is telling him by cutting them off and saying "Jabber-jabber-jabber."

Source: Blah Blah Blah

Cite this Source

Telling and Cutting. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cutting/telling

Cutting & Telling. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cutting/telling>.

Telling or Cutting. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cutting/telling.

Google Ngram Viewer shows how "cutting" and "telling" have occurred on timeline