The Ouija board, telegraphing its eerie messages in capital letters, conveys poetry through automatic writing. Lee believed that explosive attacks, without telegraphing signs of intent, were most effective. I think the markets are telegraphing deflation, and I'm very confident about that. "Telegraphing" always refers to a reflexive physical action rather than a protracted or intellectual give-away. Credited for telegraphing the "Emancipation Proclamation", and the "Gettysburg Address". The ability to suppress telegraphing is often the hallmark of elite athletes. I am telegraphing to you the news of the massacre. At 15, he left home for a job in telegraphing. On July 30, 1872, he was issued for "Improvement in Telegraphing". For example, a boxer rotating his shoulders to throw a hook would be telegraphing.