"telling" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Dutch]

Audio: Nl-telling.ogg Forms: tellingen [plural], tellinkje [diminutive, neuter]
Etymology: From tellen + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|nl|tellen|ing}} tellen + -ing Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|-en|tellinkje}} telling f (plural tellingen, diminutive tellinkje n)
  1. counting, count Tags: feminine Derived forms: jaartelling
    Sense id: en-telling-nl-noun-Up7I6bCX Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch terms suffixed with -ing

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈtɛlɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-telling.ogg [US] Forms: more telling [comparative], most telling [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛlɪŋ Head templates: {{en-adj}} telling (comparative more telling, superlative most telling)
  1. Having force, or having a marked effect; weighty, effective.
    Sense id: en-telling-en-adj-en:effective
  2. Revealing information; bearing significance.
    Sense id: en-telling-en-adj-en:revealing
  3. Serving to convince.
    Sense id: en-telling-en-adj-en:convincing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: tellingly, tellingness
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈtɛlɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-telling.ogg [US] Forms: tellings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛlɪŋ Etymology: Gerund from the verb tell, from tell + -ing. Etymology templates: {{m|en|tell}} tell, {{suf|en|tell|ing}} tell + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} telling (countable and uncountable, plural tellings)
  1. The act of narration. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-telling-en-noun-aNlGLvPB
  2. The disclosure of information. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-telling-en-noun-iGtUu7~P
  3. (archaic) Counting, numbering. Tags: archaic, countable, uncountable Synonyms (counting, numbering): enumeration
    Sense id: en-telling-en-noun-q9JoxaI~ Disambiguation of 'counting, numbering': 0 0 97 2
  4. (chiefly in the negative) Ability to determine. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-telling-en-noun-wTgFqEWz Categories (other): English negative polarity items
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: counting Derived forms: fortune-telling, life-telling, telling bone, truth-telling
Etymology number: 2

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈtɛlɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-telling.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɛlɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} telling
  1. present participle and gerund of tell Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: tell
    Sense id: en-telling-en-verb-gs13w0xM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 2 10 5 1 11 8 55 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 12 5 11 2 2 12 22 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Norwegian Bokmål]

Forms: tellinga [definite, singular], tellingen [definite, singular], tellinger [indefinite, plural], tellingene [definite, plural]
Etymology: From telle + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|nb|telle|ing}} telle + -ing
  1. counting, a count (act of counting) Tags: feminine, masculine Derived forms: folketelling, nedtelling Related terms: teljing [Nynorsk]

Noun [West Frisian]

IPA: /ˈtɛlɪŋ/ Forms: tellingen [plural]
Etymology: From telle + -ing. Etymology templates: {{affix|fy|telle|-ing}} telle + -ing Head templates: {{head|fy|nouns|||plural|tellingen||{{{pl2}}}||{{{pl3}}}||||{{{3}}}||{{{dim2}}}||{{{dim3}}}|f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|f6accel-form=diminutive|g=c|g2=|g3=|head=}} telling c (plural tellingen), {{fy-noun|c|tellingen}} telling c (plural tellingen)
  1. counting, count Tags: common-gender Derived forms: jiertelling
    Sense id: en-telling-fy-noun-Up7I6bCX Categories (other): West Frisian entries with incorrect language header, West Frisian terms suffixed with -ing

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        "Norwegian Bokmål nouns with multiple genders",
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}

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        "West Frisian common-gender nouns",
        "West Frisian entries with incorrect language header",
        "West Frisian lemmas",
        "West Frisian nouns",
        "West Frisian terms suffixed with -ing",
        "West Frisian terms with IPA pronunciation"
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        "counting, count"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɛlɪŋ/"
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