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taletelling

taletelling noun: the act and skills of presenting stories and tales.

Noun

taletelling (countable and uncountable, plural taletellings)

  1. The act and skills of presenting stories and tales.
  2. The act of making up stories with the intention of deceiving; telling tales.

Forms of taletelling

pluraltaletellings
alternative formtale-telling

Origin of taletelling

From Middle English tale tellyng; equivalent to tale + telling.

Questions about taletelling

What does taletelling mean?
Taletelling means the act and skills of presenting stories and tales.
What part of speech is taletelling?
Taletelling is a noun.
What is the plural of taletelling?
The plural of taletelling is taletellings.

Words near taletelling in the dictionary

  1. talesim
  2. talesman
  3. talesmen
  4. taleteller
  5. taletellers
  6. taletelling
  7. taletellings
  8. taletrectinib
  9. talewort
  10. taleysim
  11. Talford

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