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suggesting

suhg-JEST-ing/sə(ɡ)ˈd͡ʒɛst.ɪŋ/UKsuh-JEST-ing/səˈd͡ʒɛst.ɪŋ/

2 meanings of suggesting

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of suggest.

    The early data is suggesting a strong link between the two events.

    By suggesting alternatives, she helped the group reach a decision.

    Note

    Two jobs share one spelling here. After a form of be it builds the progressive (the data is suggesting a link). Standing alone it is a gerund, a verb doing a noun's work, and it keeps its verbal habits: by suggesting alternatives, her suggesting that we wait. Only the older noun for a suggestion takes a plural, suggestings. The verb form never does.

Less common meaning

  1. 2
    noun
    A proposal or idea put forward for someone to consider; a suggestion.
    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.
    1836, The British and Foreign Review, European Quarterly Journal

suggesting is a form of suggest

suggest, verb: To put an idea or plan forward as a possibility for others to consider, often as a recommendation. Full entry

Forms
suggestsuggests he/she/itsuggesting -ing formsuggested past tense, past participle
Spelling
suggest → suggesting: add -ing

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