controlling

== English == === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /kənˈtɹoʊlɪŋ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kənˈtɹəʊlɪŋ/ Hyphenation: con‧trol‧ling === Adjective === controlling (comparative more controlling, superlative most controlling) (chiefly UK) Exerting control over a person or thing. ==== Synonyms ==== See Thesaurus:bossy and manipulative ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === controlling present participle and gerund of control present participle and gerund of controll === Noun === controlling (plural controllings) The act of exerting control. ==== Descendants ==== → Polish: kontroling, controlling == Polish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English controlling. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔnˈtrɔ.liŋk/ Rhymes: -ɔliŋk Syllabification: con‧tro‧lling === Noun === controlling m inan (business) alternative spelling of kontroling ==== Declension ==== === References === === Further reading === “controlling”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[1] (in Polish)