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Suggesting vs Telling - What's the difference?

suggesting | telling |

As verbs the difference between suggesting and telling

is that suggesting is while telling is .

As nouns the difference between suggesting and telling

is that suggesting is suggestion while telling is the act of narration.

As an adjective telling is

having force.

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.

    telling

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • having force
  • revealing information
  • * '>citation
  • serving to convince

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of narration.
  • The disclosure of information.
  • (archaic) Counting, numbering.

    • Anagrams

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