tell of
phrasal verb
told of; telling of; tells of
formal + literary
1
: to be evidence of (something) : to indicate
Her smile told of her good news.
His rough hands tell of a hard life.
2
: to describe (something) : to make the details of (something) known
The article tells of her Arctic journey.
3
: to talk to (someone) about (something)
He told us of his plans to move to the city.
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After telling of Texas Revolution, author Stephen Hardin turns to tortuous Runaway Scrape
A tiny coterie of authors have produced more than one standard book on Texas history.
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Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The Grand Hôtel Suisse Majestic is often described as Wes Anderson-ish, while the Eden Palace au Lac right by the casino certainly has equally as many stories to tell of well more than a century’s-worth of high society hijinks.
—John Oseid, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
But the real tell of a movie’s success or failure is if the tie-in collectible-popcorn bucket is any good.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 30 June 2025
At her sentencing, Cara Ulrich told of how she was kicked out of the house as a teen by her alcoholic mother.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2025
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Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The Grand Hôtel Suisse Majestic is often described as Wes Anderson-ish, while the Eden Palace au Lac right by the casino certainly has equally as many stories to tell of well more than a century’s-worth of high society hijinks.
—John Oseid, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
But the real tell of a movie’s success or failure is if the tie-in collectible-popcorn bucket is any good.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 30 June 2025
At her sentencing, Cara Ulrich told of how she was kicked out of the house as a teen by her alcoholic mother.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2025
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“Tell of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tell%20of. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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