controlling
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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
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]exerting control
Verb
[edit]controlling
- present participle and gerund of control
- present participle and gerund of controll
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
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