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Moderatetells
The correct spelling is tells.
How to pronounce tells
/tɛlz/
nounIPA: /tɛlz/
Say it like: Tel-ls
The correct spelling is tells. A reflexive, often habitual behavior, especially one occurring in a context that often features attempts at deception by persons under psychological stress (such as a poker game… For example: "All told, there were over a dozen. Can you tell time on a clock? He had untold wealth."
Usage Examples
“All told, there were over a dozen. Can you tell time on a clock? He had untold wealth.”
“I want to tell a story; I want to tell you a story.”
“Finally, someone told him the truth. He seems to like to tell lies.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A reflexive, often habitual behavior, especially one occurring in a context that often features attempts at deception by persons under psychological stress (such as a poker game or police interrogation), that reveals information that the person exhibiting the behavior is attempting to withhold.
- 2.That which is told; a tale or account.
- 3.A private message to an individual in a chat room; a whisper.
- 4.A hill or mound, originally and especially in the Middle East, over or consisting of the ruins of ancient settlements.
verb
- 1.(archaic outside of idioms) To count, reckon, or enumerate.
- 2.To narrate.
- 3.To convey by speech; to say.
- 4.To instruct or inform.
- 5.To order; to direct, to say to someone.
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