- present participle of control.
controlling
Example Sentences
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Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University, working with collaborators at Stanford University and Purdue University, have now demonstrated a powerful new method for controlling heat at the nanoscale.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
The prosecutor said Robb claimed she was "the controlling one".
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Canadian mining company Sherritt plans to sell a controlling stake to Gillon Capital, a private family office linked to a financier who served in President Trump’s first administration.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 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
“This is why I came. They said she is controlling my son,” Master’s mother said, stirring the soup.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Vocabulary lists containing controlling
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