controlling

adj, noun — 2 senses

controlling

adj

US /kənˈtɹoʊlɪŋ/ · UK /kənˈtɹəʊlɪŋ/

1

UK Exerting control over a person or thing.

His mother is very controlling.

Synonyms: bossy and manipulative
Derived terms: controllingly, controllingness, enantiocontrolling, hypercontrolling, noncontrolling, regiocontrolling, stereocontrolling, uncontrolling

controlling

noun

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:

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