- present participle of control.
controlling
Example Sentences
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The prosecutor said Robb claimed she was "the controlling one".
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
It puts you in your place and, whether you realize it or not, it’s a subversive way of controlling the outcome and discouraging you from using your voice.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026
In March 2025, Barron’s reported that controlling shareholder Honeywell International was looking to take the company public as soon as 2026, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
This shift caused the direction of the generated electrical signal to reverse, revealing a previously unseen mechanism for controlling the phenomenon.
From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026
And we cannot stop this controlling, unless we vanish under the hill ourselves.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
Vocabulary lists containing controlling
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