# controlling

Pronunciation: say "kuhn-TROH-ling" US /kənˈtɹoʊlɪŋ/, UK /kənˈtɹəʊlɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle of control. — present participle and gerund of control
   - Simple: The -ing form of control. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.
   - _Controlling inflation became the central bank's top priority that year._
   - _The new software is controlling temperature across all the labs._

## Adjective

2. Inclined to exert control or dominance over a person, thing, or situation, often in an overbearing way. *(British)*
   - Simple: Always wanting to be in charge of other people and what they do.
   - _Their controlling manager dictated every detail of the project._
   - _Critics described the regime as deeply controlling toward the press._

## Noun

3. The act or process of exerting control over a person, thing, or situation.
   - Simple: The act of being in charge of something or guiding how it works.
   - _The controlling of inflation requires careful coordination between several agencies._
   - _Her tight controlling of every detail eventually slowed the whole team down._

## Verb

4. Present participle of controll, an obsolete spelling of control. *(obsolete)* — present participle and gerund of controll
   - Simple: Present participle of controll. This is an old spelling of the same verb form.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/controlling (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).