What is the meaning of revealing?

noun

verb

  • Make visible.
    • usage: "Summer brings out bright clothes"; "He brings out the best in her"
  • Make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret.
    • usage: "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case"
  • Disclose directly or through prophets.
    • usage: "God rarely reveal his plans for Mankind"

adjective

  • Disclosing unintentionally.
    • usage: "a telling smile"; "a telltale panel of lights"; "a telltale patch of oil on the water marked where the boat went down"
  • Showing or making known.
    • usage: "her dress was scanty and revealing"
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