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Adjective

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controlling (comparative more controlling, superlative most controlling)

  1. (chiefly British) Exerting control over a person or thing.
    His mother is very controlling.

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Verb

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controlling

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

Noun

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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

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  • Polish: kontroling, controlling

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English controlling.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kɔnˈtrɔ.liŋk/
  • Rhymes: -ɔliŋk
  • Syllabification: con‧tro‧lling

Noun

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controlling m inan

  1. (business) Alternative spelling of kontroling

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References

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  1. ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “controlling”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN

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