revealing

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revealing

/ɹɪˈviːlɪŋ/ UK
/ɹəˈviːlɪŋ/ UK
/ɹɪˈvilɪŋ/ US
/ɹəˈvilɪŋ/ US

Rhymes with -iːlɪŋ

Where it comes from

From Middle English reveling; equivalent to reveal + -ing.

adjective more revealing · most revealing

Informative; providing new information. a revealing analysis
Similar: telling
of clothing Allowing more of the body to be seen than is usual. Her shirt is rather revealing.
Similar: scanty

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of reveal

noun revealings

An act of revealing; the process of revealing; something revealed. It became clear that we were witnessing a great revealing of secrets.
Similar: revelation, disclosure, uncovering, unveiling, apocalypse

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: informative, informatory, revelation, disclosure, telling, telltale, betraying, disclosing, enlightening, detecting, illustrative, identifying, suggesting, significant, indicative, detection

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Every language

adj of clothing

中文	會走光 /会走光 huì zǒuguāng
Deutsch	gewagt, freizügig
Ελληνικά	αποκαλυπτικός apokalyptikós
Русский	открове́нный otkrovénnyj

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@misc{revealing_2026,
  title = {revealing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/revealing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}