different between warning vs telling
warning
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?w??n??/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?w??n??/
- Rhymes: -??(?)n??
- Hyphenation: warn?ing
Verb
warning
- present participle of warn
Noun
warning (plural warnings)
- The action of the verb warn; an instance of warning someone.
- Something spoken or written that is intended to warn.
Derived terms
- tactical warning
- strategic warning
- warning sign
Translations
Interjection
warning
- Used to warn of danger in signs and notices.
Translations
warning From the web:
- what warning light flashes red
- what warning is evident in the flying machine
- what warning light flashes red in hidden figures
- what does the red flashing light on my dashboard mean
- what does the red warning light mean
- what does it mean when your outlet flashes red
telling
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?t?l??/
- Rhymes: -?l??
Etymology 1
Verb
telling
- present participle of tell
Adjective
telling (comparative more telling, superlative most telling)
- Having force, or having a marked effect; weighty, effective.
- Revealing information; bearing significance.
- Serving to convince.
Derived terms
- tellingly
- tellingness
Etymology 2
Gerund from the verb tell, from tell +? -ing.
Noun
telling (plural tellings)
- The act of narration.
- The disclosure of information.
- (archaic) Counting, numbering.
- (chiefly in the negative) Ability to determine.
Synonyms
- (counting, numbering): enumeration; see also Thesaurus:counting
Anagrams
- gillnet
Dutch
Etymology
From tellen +? -ing.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: tel?ling
Noun
telling f (plural tellingen, diminutive tellinkje n)
- counting, count
Derived terms
- jaartelling
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From telle +? -ing.
Noun
telling f or m (definite singular tellinga or tellingen, indefinite plural tellinger, definite plural tellingene)
- counting, a count (act of counting)
Derived terms
- folketelling
- nedtelling
See also
- teljing (Nynorsk)
References
- “telling” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “telling” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
West Frisian
Etymology
From telle +? -ing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?t?l??/
Noun
telling c (plural tellingen)
- counting, count
Derived terms
- jiertelling
Further reading
- “telling”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
telling From the web:
- what telling the truth
- telling meaning
- what's telling in english
- what telling synonym
- what's telling in french
- telling what to do synonym
- telling what time it is
- telling what does it mean
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