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re·veal·ing

(rĭ-vē′lĭng)
adj.
1. Providing knowledge, as about a person's life, that was previously unknown or considered intimate: a revealing biography.
2. Exposing more body skin to view than usual: a revealing gown.
re·veal′ing·ly adv.
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revealing

(rɪˈviːlɪŋ)
adj
1. of significance or import: a very revealing experience.
2. (Clothing & Fashion) showing or designed to show more of the body than is usual or conventional: a revealing costume.
reˈvealingly adv
reˈvealingness n
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re•veal•ing

(rɪˈvi lɪŋ)
adj.
1. giving information or insight, esp. of a striking or significant nature, about something previously concealed or private.
2. exposing parts of the body that are usu. covered: a revealing dress.
[1925–30]
re•veal′ing•ly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:revealing - the speech act of making something evident]revealing - the speech act of making something evident
tattle, singing, telling - disclosing information or giving evidence about another
speech act - the use of language to perform some act
display - behavior that makes your feelings public; "a display of emotion"
divulgement, divulgence - the act of disclosing something that was secret or private
discovery - something that is discovered
discovery - (law) compulsory pretrial disclosure of documents relevant to a case; enables one side in a litigation to elicit information from the other side concerning the facts in the case
giveaway - an unintentional disclosure
informing, ratting - to furnish incriminating evidence to an officer of the law (usually in return for favors)
news leak, leak - unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information
exposure - the disclosure of something secret; "they feared exposure of their campaign plans"
Adj. 1. revealing - disclosing unintentionally; "a telling smile"; "a telltale panel of lights"; "a telltale patch of oil on the water marked where the boat went down"
informatory, informative - providing or conveying information
2. revealing - showing or making known; "her dress was scanty and revealing"
concealing - covering or hiding; "the concealing darkness"; "concealing curtains prevented discovery"
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Translations
كاشِف
odhalující
leleplezõ
afhjúpandi
odhaľujúci
gözler önüne seren

revealing

[rɪˈviːlɪŋ] ADJ (gen) → revelador
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

revealing

[rɪˈviːlɪŋ] adj
[remark, comment, passage, insight] → révélateur/trice
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

revealing

adj
→ aufschlussreich ; insight also → verräterisch
material, skirt etc → viel zeigend ; dress, neckline also → offenherzig (hum)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

revealing

[rɪˈviːlɪŋ] adj (remarks, action) → rivelatore/trice; (dress) → scollato/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

reveal

(rəˈviːl) verb
1. to make known. All their secrets have been revealed. openbaar maak يَكْشِف разкривам revelar odhalit enthüllen afsløre αποκαλύπτω, γνωστοποιώ revelar avalikustama افشا کردن paljastaa révéler לְגָלוֹת प्रकट करना otkriti (tajnu), iznijeti na vidjelo felfed mengungkapkan afhjúpa rivelare あばく 알리다 atskleisti atklāt dedah onthullen avsløre, røpe ujawnić ښكاره كول، څرګندول ، ښودل:ويل، په ډګ ويل revelar a dezvălui открывать; разоблачать odhaliť razkriti otkriti avslöja, röja เปิดเผย açıklamak 揭露 відкривати انکشاف کرنا công bố 泄露
2. to show; to allow to be seen. He scraped away the top layer of paint from the picture, revealing an earlier painting underneath. wys يُري، يُظْهِر، يَكْشِف разкривам revelar vyjevit aufdecken afdække αποκαλύπτω, φανερώνω revelar, dejar ver paljastama نشان دادن؛ ظاهر کردن paljastaa laisser voir לְהַראוֹת दिखाना, व्यक्त करना otkriti, pokazati feltár memperlihatkan sÿna, láta sjást rivelare 見せる 드러나 보이게 하다 atidengti atklāt; atsegt memperlihatkan aan het licht brengen avdekke, legge for dagen odkryć ښكاره كول revelar a scoate la iveală показывать odkryť odkriti otkriti yppa, uppdaga แสดงให้เห็น göstermek 露出 виявляти; показувати ظاہر کرنا tiết lộ 显示
reˈvealing adjective
allowing or causing something to be known or seen. a revealing statement. blootstellend كاشِف разкриващ revelador odhalující aufschlußreich afslørende αποκαλυπτικός revelador paljastav هشدار دهنده؛ یاد آوری کننده paljastava révélateur, éloquent חושפני दिखाने वाला koji razotkriva, indikativan leleplező terbuka afhjúpandi rivelatore 暴露的な 계발적인 daug sakantis, pamokantis atmaskojošs mendedahkan onthullend avslørende dużo mówiący یاد آوری کوونکی revelador revelator, elocvent разоблачительный odhaľujúci razkrivajoč otkrivajući avslöjande ซึ่งเผยให้รู้ gözler önüne seren 揭露的 викриваючий ظاہر کرنے والا thuộc tiết lộ 揭露的
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