tellin'

Sharing the story

Tellin' is an informal spelling of "telling," representing the dropped final g common in casual speech.

It appears in dialogue, lyrics, and folksy expressions: I'm tellin' you, that dog can hunt, There ain't no tellin' what he'll do next.

storytelling

tale

Spoken or written narrative

gossip · account · spillin' · chatterin' · ramblin'

informing

declarin'

Informal for announcing

commanding

pressin'

Applying steady force

  • chargin'Advancing aggressively, informal
revealing

giveaway

Free item or betraying clue

  • proofDemonstration of truth
  • evidenceFacts supporting truth
  • signMark conveying information

clue · marker · symptom · pointer

scolding

off

Not functioning

Opposites
information direction

tellin'asking

Posing questions

inquiring · questioning · listening · querying · hearing

disclosure vs. concealment

tellin'hiding

Staying out of sight

concealing · withholding · keeping quiet · suppressing · covering up

Phrases
Family

telling, retelling, foretelling

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G