telling

to believe in telling the truth

you've been telling porkies.

a telling serio-comic critique.

there's no telling how she will react.

a telling argument against this theory.

she wasn't telling the whole truth.

abstain from telling a lie

History is the most telling witness.

I'm telling you this in strict confidence.

He is always telling a lie.

surprise a witness into telling the truth

All this hard work is telling him.

telling a joke with gusto;

For once he was telling the truth.

to go round telling tales

Telling lies is wrong.

I'm telling you this for your good.

They were telling dirty stories.

There's no telling what may happen.