telling on

A form of tell on — To inform on, to rat out; to tell a person in authority that someone else has done something wrong.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of tell on
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APA

telling on. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telling%20on

MLA

“telling on.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telling%20on. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “telling on,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telling%20on.

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