Revealing and Telling

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Revealing adjective - Disclosing unintentionally.

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Telling is a synonym for revealing. In some cases you can use "Telling" instead the word "Revealing" as an adjective or a noun. popular alternative

Nearby Words: reveal, revealed

Telling adjective - Disclosing unintentionally.

Usage example: a telling smile

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Revealing is a synonym for telling. You can use "Revealing" instead the word "Telling" as an adjective or a noun. popular alternative

Nearby Words: tell, teller, telly

The very next day's strip has him telling Liz he'll give it a shot, revealing that he got so many emails from fans telling him how great DW is that it overheated and melted his computer.

Source: Webcomic / Real Life Comics
Instead of telling them what his host knows about UFOs, he starts revealing top-secret information about himself and the Quantum Leap project.

Source: Truth Serums
How We Got Here: Chapter 12 ends with Souta telling his friend Nakamura that he's in love with Shino, and Shino suddenly revealing her presence as he says this.

Source: Manga / Aizawa San Multiplies

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