clueing

verb

variants or cluing
Definition of clueingnext
present participle of clue
as in informing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clueing
  1. informing
  2. telling
  3. notifying
  4. advising
  5. instructing
Verb
  • That’s what happened when Slay, sidelined for three fourth-quarter plays, ran back onto the field after informing one defensive back coach but not the other.
    Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
  • When Kate’s husband Hal (Rufus Sewell) takes matters into his own hands, informing the President of the move, the news literally kills him.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of informing
Verb
  • By some accounts, this Santa Tracker initiative kicked off by complete accident in 1955, when a Colorado Springs Sears printed a newspaper announcement telling children to call a certain phone number to chat with Santa.
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Before the memoir was published, Sheila was talking with her editor, Douglas Gibson, who was Alice’s Canadian editor and publisher, and surprised herself by telling him about Andrea and Gerry.
    Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of telling
Verb
  • Eligible taxpayers should also receive a separate letter notifying them of the payment.
    Mike Winters, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Eligible taxpayers will receive a separate letter notifying them of the payment.
    Julia Gomez, The Courier-Journal, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of notifying
Verb
  • On social media, the department has avoided mentioning flu shots in posts about the flu, instead advising people to wash their hands and cover their coughs.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Universities in general are taking a cautious approach, stopping short of predicting a ban, but advising international students to plan ahead and prepare for potential delays at immigration control.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of advising
Verb
  • He could be seen instructing Diogo Dalot, the player closest to him, movement by movement, pass by pass.
    Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Hassan would allegedly send the informant links for purchasing firearms and ball bearings for bombs, instructing him to pay in cryptocurrency.
    Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of instructing
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