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Controlling vs Suggesting - What's the difference?

controlling | suggesting |

As verbs the difference between controlling and suggesting

is that controlling is while suggesting is .

As an adjective controlling

is having control over a person or thing.

As a noun suggesting is

suggestion.

controlling

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having control over a person or thing.
    • His mother is very controlling .

    Synonyms

    * dominant, domineering, manipulative

    Verb

    (head)

    • suggesting

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • suggestion
  • * 1836 , The British and Foreign Review: Or, European Quarterly Journal
    • By such means it will call into existence a myriad of inquirers who, without the suggestings and promptings of such minds as lead the operations of this institution, would never have directed a thought to science.