English Explanatory Dictionary

revealing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Informative; providing new information.
  2. Allowing more than is usual to be seen.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of reveal
noun
  1. An act of revealing; the process of revealing; something revealed.

Pronunciation

/ɹɪˈviːlɪŋ/ /ɹəˈviːlɪŋ/ /ɹɪˈvilɪŋ/ /ɹəˈvilɪŋ/ en-us-revealing.ogg

Word forms

revealing more revealing most revealing revealings

Etymology

From Middle English reveling; equivalent to reveal + -ing.

Synonyms

telling scanty revelation disclosure uncovering unveiling apocalypse

Derived words

nonrevealing revealingly revealingness semirevealing unrevealing
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