tellin

American

[tel-in] / ˈtɛl ɪn /

noun

any marine bivalve mollusk of the genus Tellina, having a thin, rounded shell of white, yellow, pink, or purple.

tellin British

/ ˈtɛlɪn /

noun

any of various slim marine bivalve molluscs of the genus Tellina (or Macoma ) that live in intertidal sand, esp the smooth oval delicately tinted T. tenuis

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Etymology

Origin of tellin

1895–1900; < New Latin Tellina name of the genus < Greek tellī́nē a shellfish

Example Sentences

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And, hate him or love him, Devin Haney ain’t tellin’ nothin but the truth.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2023

Where them stories that you tellin' unfold at?

From Salon • Dec. 19, 2019

“And tellin’ them that there’s nothing to fear only makes them feel they’ve gone mental.”

From New York Times • Dec. 12, 2019

“I’m tellin’ you, this is the new thing.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 4, 2019

“Ah never have done it so fur. But as de old folks always say, Ah’m born but Ah ain’t dead. No tellin’ whut Ah’m liable tuh do yet.”

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston

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