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Getting vs Telling - What's the difference?

getting | telling |

As verbs the difference between getting and telling

is that getting is present participle of lang=en while telling is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between getting and telling

is that getting is the act of obtaining or acquiring; acquisition while telling is the act of narration.

As an adjective telling is

having force.

getting

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of obtaining or acquiring; acquisition.
  • * Bible, Proverbs iv. 7
    • With all thy getting , get understanding.
  • That which is got or obtained; gain; profit.
  • * J. H. Riddell, Old Mrs Jones
    • She was always considering how to increase her "gettings ," but she never gave a thought as to how she might save them.

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    telling

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • having force
  • revealing information
  • * '>citation
  • serving to convince

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of narration.
  • The disclosure of information.
  • (archaic) Counting, numbering.

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