tell of

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.