controlling

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /kənˈtɹoʊlɪŋ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kənˈtɹəʊlɪŋ/

• Audio (US):

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• Hyphenation: con‧trol‧ling

Adjective

controlling (comparative more controlling, superlative most controlling)

1. (chiefly British) Exerting control over a person or thing.

   His mother is very controlling.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:bossy and manipulative

Derived terms

• controllingly
• controllingness
• enantiocontrolling
• hypercontrolling
• noncontrolling
• regiocontrolling
• stereocontrolling
• uncontrolling

Translations

exerting control

Chinese: Mandarin: 控制欲很強的 / 控制欲很强的 (kòngzhìyù hěn qiáng de) Finnish: hallitseva (fi) Tamil: அடக்குதல் (aṭakkutal)

Verb

controlling

1. present participle and gerund of control
2. present participle and gerund of controll

Noun

controlling (plural controllings)

1. 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.

Descendants

• → Polish: kontroling, controlling