tell
verb (used with object)
to give an account or narrative of; narrate; relate (a story, tale, etc.).
are telling
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present progressiveof tell.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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He says on the doorstep, voters are telling him "they're fed up with the crime, disorder. This borough is crime-ridden. It's soaked in crime."
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Tech CEOs, mimicking the villains of sci-fi, are telling the public that resistance is futile.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
"But the firefighters are telling us that in two or three hours the fire will be here."
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
“So I can only go by what he and the training staff are telling me. So, unless I hear otherwise, that hitting compromises his health, then I’m going to keep putting him in the lineup.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
“I try. I do, but I feel like sometimes my insides are telling me what to do and it is definitely not what everyone else is doing.”
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
