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controlling

Syllables: con·trol·lingUK/kənˈtɹəʊlɪŋ//kənˈtɹoʊlɪŋ/

controlling adjective: exerting control over a person or thing. Also the present participle and gerund of control.

Adjective

controlling (comparative more controlling, superlative most controlling)

  1. (UK) Exerting control over a person or thing.
    • His mother is very controlling.
    Synonyms:
    bossy and manipulative

Noun

controlling (plural controllings)

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

Also used as

controlling is also the present participle and gerund of control.

controlling is also the present participle and gerund of controll.

controlling meaning in Tamil and Nepali

controlling in Tamil

exerting control
அடக்குதல் aṭakkutal

controlling in Nepali

नियन्त्रण गर्दै

Examples of controlling in a sentence

  • A buyout is the purchase of a controlling interest in a company.
  • The controlling party had apportioned the voting districts such that their party would be favored in the next election.
  • I think it's moral to insubordinate against a controlling boss.

All 40 example sentences with controlling

Synonyms of controlling

  • bossy and manipulative

Forms of controlling

Adjective
comparativemore controlling
superlativemost controlling
Noun
pluralcontrollings

Words formed from controlling

Phrases with controlling

Questions about controlling

What does controlling mean?
Controlling means exerting control over a person or thing.
What is controlling in Tamil?
Controlling in Tamil is அடக்குதல் (aṭakkutal). See Controlling meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is controlling?
Controlling can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce controlling?
Controlling is pronounced /kənˈtɹoʊlɪŋ/ (US).

Words near controlling in the dictionary

  1. controllerships
  2. controlless
  3. controllessness
  4. controlleur
  5. controlleurs
  6. controlling
  7. controlling image
  8. controlling images
  9. controlling interest
  10. controlling interests
  11. controllingly

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Adapted from Wiktionary: controlling (page history and authors); controlling (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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