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

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

Even the modern reestablishment of Israel is telling of the hypocrisy of the Arab world. — Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026

Initially premiering at the Midnight Screening at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil tells of a police officer and a crime boss who reluctantly team-up to track down a serial killer. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for tell of

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