controlling
English edit
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /kənˈtɹoʊlɪŋ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kənˈtɹəʊlɪŋ/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: con‧trol‧ling
Adjective edit
controlling (comparative more controlling, superlative most controlling)
- (chiefly British) Exerting control over a person or thing.
- His mother is very controlling.
Synonyms edit
- See Thesaurus:bossy and manipulative
Translations edit
exerting control
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Verb edit
controlling
- present participle and gerund of control
Noun edit
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.
Descendants edit
- → Polish: kontroling, controlling
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from English controlling.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
controlling m inan
- (business) Alternative spelling of kontroling
Declension edit
Declension of controlling
singular | plural | |
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nominative | controlling | controllingi |
genitive | controllingu | controllingów |
dative | controllingowi | controllingom |
accusative | controlling | controllingi |
instrumental | controllingiem | controllingami |
locative | controllingu | controllingach |
vocative | controllingu | controllingi |
References edit
- ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “controlling”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
Further reading edit
- controlling in Polish dictionaries at PWN