tell
/tɛl/ noun C2- 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.
- A giveaway; something that unintentionally reveals or hints at a secret.
- A private message to an individual in a chat room; a whisper.
Plural tells
Phrasal verbs and expressions
From the library
And tell the other girls and boys
With none to tell me what to do--
Fairy stories hear and tell.
The songs you sing, the tales you tell,
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