controlling

English

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /kənˈtɹoʊlɪŋ/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kənˈtɹəʊlɪŋ/
Audio (US) (file)
Hyphenation: con‧trol‧ling

Adjective

controlling (comparative more controlling, superlative most controlling)

(chiefly Britain) Exerting control over a person or thing.
His mother is very controlling.

Synonyms

See Thesaurus:bossy and manipulative

Translations

exerting control

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: hallitseva (fi)
Polish: kontrolowanie (pl)
Romanian: controlor (ro) m or n
Spanish: controlador (es)

Verb

controlling

present participle of control

Noun

controlling (plural controllings)

The act of exerting control.
- 1856, The Earthen Vessel and Christian Record & Review, page 44:
  What humble submission presided within; / How free from the reign, and controllings of sin.

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