Live and Telling

Live

Live adjective - Being in effective operation.

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

Nearby Words: living, lived

Telling

Telling adjective - Having the power to persuade.

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

Nearby Words: tell, teller, telly

Both words in one sentence

  • Hal gives him a sound thrashing but refuses to comply, telling Razer that he should live and atone for what he'd done instead.
  • Lest this Aesop break in the telling (a person with superpowers telling Muggles how to live their lives?), the understanding Paragon will emphasize that each person must strive to goodness within their abilities.
    Source: The Paragon
  • Spared by the Adaptation / Death by Adaptation: At this point there's no telling who'll live to see the war's end... Stealth Hi/Bye: Wonderweiss is very good at this.
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