revealing

/ɹɪˈvilɪŋ/
adjectivenoun

Informative; providing new information.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Adjective 2 meanings

  1. Informative; providing new information.

    “a revealing analysis”

  2. Allowing more of the body to be seen than is usual.

    “Her shirt is rather revealing.”

Noun 1 meaning

  1. An act of revealing; the process of revealing; something revealed.

    “It became clear that we were witnessing a great revealing of secrets.”

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

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

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REVEALING at a glance

REVEALING has 9 letters and scores 13 points in Scrabble (R 1 + E 1 + V 4 + E 1 + A 1 + L 1 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2) and 17 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,376 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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