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| autobiographical |
telling or based on the events and experiences of one's own life. |
| comedian |
a professional entertainer who specializes in telling jokes, acting in humorous skits, and the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| comic book |
a book or magazine that contains a series of cartoons telling a story or stories. |
| gossip |
someone who frequently participates in the telling of gossip. [2/4 definitions] |
| hear |
to learn from someone's reporting or telling. [1/7 definitions] |
| jongleur |
a wandering minstrel in medieval France and England who entertained by telling stories and singing songs. |
| lie1 |
to cause to be in a certain condition or situation by telling lies. [1/5 definitions] |
| lying1 |
the telling of lies. [1/3 definitions] |
| mime |
the art or practice of telling a story or acting out a dramatic or comical scene by means of hand and body movements rather than speaking; pantomime. [1/6 definitions] |
| mum1 |
not speaking or telling; silent. [1/2 definitions] |
| Scheherazade |
in The Arabian Nights, a woman who escapes execution nightly by telling an unresolved tale to the Sultan. |
| storytelling |
the act or craft of telling or writing stories. |
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