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.

Examples of tell of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The lyrics tell of molten hot interiors, arrows through the heart, and loveless animals. — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 13 Nov. 2026

In one of its first big greenlights since the Skydance merger, the streamer has made a straight-to-series order for Day 1s, which tells of a young soccer player playing for Brentford FC in the UK’s Premier League. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 12 Nov. 2026

Castro said he was not told of the change at the time of his visit, nor was it mentioned in ORR's formal response to the congressional inquiry last month. — Mark Betancourt, NPR, 30 Oct. 2026

Rogério Marinho, the senator who coordinated Flávio Bolsonaro’s campaign, said Tuesday that party leaders had not been told of his travel plans. — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for tell of

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove
• hereinabove