telegraphing

UK
/ˈtelɪɡrɑːfɪŋ/
US
/ˈtelɪɡræfɪŋ/
telegraphingnoun
telegraphings
pl
Translations
Telegraphing was a revolutionary method of communication in the 19th century.
La télégraphie était une méthode de communication révolutionnaire au XIXe siècle.
Additional translations
révélationAu sens figuré, pour le fait de laisser deviner ses intentions ou ses plans.
Definitions
The act of sending a message or signal using a telegraph system.
Telegraphing was a revolutionary method of communication in the 19th century.
The act of unintentionally revealing one's intentions or plans, especially in a way that is obvious to others.
His constant glances at the clock were a telegraphing of his eagerness to leave the meeting.
telegraphinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈtelɪˌɡrɑːfɪŋ/
US
/ˈtɛləˌɡræfɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe equipment or behavior connected with telegraph communication or with unintentionally revealing intentions.
Translations
télégraphiqueSens littéral, en parlant d’une communication ou d’un système de télégraphe.
The telegraphing wires stretched across the plain.
Les fils télégraphiques s’étendaient à travers la plaine.
Additional translations
révélateurSens figuré, pour quelque chose qui trahit des intentions ou des sentiments.
Definitions
Relating to or involving communication by telegraph.
The telegraphing wires stretched across the plain.
Revealing intentions or feelings inadvertently.
Her telegraphing smile told him everything.
telegraphnoun
Definitions
An old-fashioned system of sending messages over long distances by using wires and electrical signals.
The telegraph was a revolutionary invention that transformed communication in the 19th century.
A device used for sending and receiving messages in the form of electrical impulses, typically using Morse code.
The operator tapped out a message on the telegraph, sending it across the country in seconds.
telegraphverb

telegraphing

ing-form

telegraphed
Past Simple
telegraphed
Past Participle
telegraphing
ing-form
UK
/ˈtelɪɡrɑːf/
US
/ˈtelɪɡræf/
Translations
In the 19th century, people would telegraph important news across long distances.
Au XIXe siècle, on télégraphiait les nouvelles importantes sur de longues distances.
Additional translations
laisser transparaîtreSens figuré : indiquer involontairement ou trop tôt.
Definitions
To send a message or communication by telegraph.
In the 19th century, people would telegraph important news across long distances.
To convey or indicate something unintentionally or prematurely.
His nervous glance telegraphed his lack of confidence to the audience.
telegraphadjective
Definitions
Relating to or used in telegraphy.
Telegraph cables once spanned thousands of miles across the continent.
telegraphproper noun
Definitions
A British newspaper (officially The Daily Telegraph) and, by extension, other newspapers or media outlets titled "The Telegraph".
She subscribes to the Telegraph for its political coverage.