commanding
Syllables: com·mand·ingUK/kəˈmɑːndɪŋ//kəˈmændɪŋ/
commanding adjective: tending to give commands, authoritarian. Also the present participle and gerund of command.
Adjective
commanding (comparative more commanding, superlative most commanding)
- Tending to give commands, authoritarian.
- Nothing was too small to receive attention, if a supervising eye could suggest improvements likely to conduce to the common welfare. Mr. Gordon Burnage, for instance, personally visited dust-bins and back premises, accompanied by a sort of village bailiff, going his round like a commanding officer...1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XIX, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC
- Impressively dominant; very good and impressive.
- a commanding structure
- a man with a commanding presence
- Dominating from above, giving a wide view (of a place or position)
- On the top floor is the lever frame where signalmen are afforded an uninterrupted and commanding view of the junction below, and of Shrewsbury station's five working platforms.2018, Rail, issue 857, July 18-July 31, article on Severn Bridge Junction signal box at Shrewsbury
Noun
commanding (plural commandings)
- The act of giving a command.
- God could then have dispelled their ignorance by revealing to them that He had issued those commands; the fact of the occurrence of the earlier commandings would be the content of the revelation.2006, William E. Mann, Augustine's Confessions, page 172
Also used as
commanding is also the present participle and gerund of command.
commanding meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Telugu
commanding in Tamil
- கட்டளையிடுவது
commanding in Urdu
- کمانڈنگ
commanding in Bengali
- কমান্ডিং
commanding in Telugu
- కమాండింగ్
More languagesFewer languages
- commanding in Malayalam
- കമാൻഡിംഗ്, കമാൻഡിങ്, കമാൻഡ് ചെയ്യുന്നു
- commanding in Kannada
- ಆಜ್ಞಾಪಿಸುವುದು, ಕಮಾಂಡಿಂಗ್, ಆಜ್ಞಾಪಿಸುವಿಕೆ
- commanding in Punjabi
- ਕਮਾਂਡਿੰਗ
- commanding in Gujarati
- કમાન્ડિંગ
- commanding in Odia
- କମାଣ୍ଡିଂ
- commanding in Nepali
- कमान्डिङ, कमान्डिंग
Examples of commanding in a sentence
- Gordon Burnage, for instance, personally visited dust-bins and back premises, accompanied by a sort of village bailiff, going his round like a commanding officer doing billets.1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XIX, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
- Claire Chase, a prominent flutist and educator, described her as a “supernova,” praising her collaborative and commanding style.2023 January 18, Javier C. Hernández, “A Conductor on a Mission to Help Ukraine”, in The New York Times:
- Pierre Boulez, one of the most commanding musicians of the past century, must have been asked countless times, before his death in 2016, what he thought his legacy might be.2023 March 23, David Allen, “‘It Needs You’: The Human Side to Boulez’s Demanding Music”, in The New York Times:
Synonyms of commanding
Forms of commanding
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more commanding |
| superlative | most commanding |
| Noun | |
| plural | commandings |
Words formed from commanding
Phrases with commanding
Questions about commanding
- What does commanding mean?
- Commanding means tending to give commands, authoritarian.
- What is commanding in Tamil?
- Commanding in Tamil is கட்டளையிடுவது. See Commanding meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use commanding in a sentence?
- Gordon Burnage, for instance, personally visited dust-bins and back premises, accompanied by a sort of village bailiff, going his round like a commanding officer doing billets.
- What part of speech is commanding?
- Commanding can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce commanding?
- Commanding is pronounced /kəˈmændɪŋ/ (US).
Words near commanding in the dictionary
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