Controlling vs Manipulate - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between controlling and manipulate

is that controlling is present participle of lang=en while manipulate is to move, arrange or operate something using the hands.

is having control over a person or thing.

(en adjective)

Having control over a person or thing.

His mother is very controlling .

* dominant, domineering, manipulative

(head)

(manipulat)

To move, arrange or operate something using the hands

To influence, manage, direct, control or tamper with something

(medicine) To handle and move a body part, either as an examination or for a therapeutic purpose