taletelling
English
noun
Definitions
- The act and skills of presenting stories and tales.
- The act of making up stories with the intention of deceiving; telling tales.
Etymology
Compound from English tale (number) + English telling (past participle of tell).
Origin
English
telling
Gloss
past participle of tell
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aftertale English
- betall English
- blabtale English
- carrytale English
- folktale English
- foretale English
- midtale English
- storytelling English
- tale English
- taleable English
- talebearer English
- talebearing English
- talebook English
- taleful English
- talelike English
- taler English
- talesman English
- taleteller English
- tattletale English
- telling English
- telling-to English
- tellingly English
- tellingness English
- telltale English
- truthtelling English
- tale Middle English