telling in the PONS Dictionary

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telling-off <tellings> [ˈtelɪŋˈɒf, Am ˌtelɪŋˈɑːf] N inf

I.tell <told, told> [tel] VB trans

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II.tell <told, told> [tel] VB intr

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I.telltale, tell-tale [ˈtelteɪl] N pej

II.telltale, tell-tale [ˈtelteɪl] ADJ

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telling Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

there is no telling
не се знае
that would be telling inf
това би било показателно
you're telling me! inf
много добре знам!
to give sb a telling-off
наругавам нкг
by telling the truth I'll do something good for myself
като кажа истината, ще си направя добро
I am telling you this only for your information
съобщавам ви това само информативно
there is no telling what will happen
човек никога не знае какво ще се случи
I found a suitable way of telling her about it
намерих подходяща форма да й го кажа
what I'm telling you is for your good [or in your interest]
за твое добро те съветвам
I held back from telling him what I think
възпрях се да му кажа какво мисля

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
I don't need a half-brained country bumpkin telling me to get a life when its very clear that you yourself do not have a life nor a functional brain.
www.semissourian.com
Eliciting sympathy by telling exaggerated stories about bad deeds of other people (e.g. during gossip).
en.wikipedia.org
In fact, most times she gives people a big telling-off, she's right.
www.telegraph.co.uk
It is marketed as being quietly enchanting and including a wandering country charm and all of the story-telling seductiveness of earlier work.
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A medieval dramatic troupe's performances of mystery plays provide the unifying motif for a parallel telling of the story of the film.
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For an hour every night she stands on stage telling jokes wearing a white babydoll nightie and white high heels.
www.independent.co.uk
Then, he asked me to move his sickbed closer to the window, where he would be able to hear what they were telling him.
www.vanguardngr.com
He was known as a clever dodger in the open who used his hands with telling effect in warding off tacklers.
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Their women made a living from peddling, begging, and fortune-telling.
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The cinema's janitor came in, waking and telling them the film was over and all the audiences had left.
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