English pronunciation
How to pronounce “telling”
Phonetic spelling
TEL-ing
IPA /ˈtɛɫɪŋ/
Syllable stress
tel·ing
Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.
How do you spell “telling”?
t e l l i n g
“telling” is spelled T-E-L-L-I-N-G. It is pronounced TEL-ing, so the spelling and the sound do not match letter for letter. Listen to the audio above and say it aloud while you read the letters.
Hear it in a sentence
She is telling a story to the children.
The results are very telling about the experiment.