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Synonyms for controlling


Grammar : Adj
Spell : kuhn-trohl
Phonetic Transcription : kənˈtroʊl



Définition of controlling

Origin :
  • "overbearing," 1570s, present participle adjective from control (v.).
  • adj ruling
Example sentences :
  • He stood like a magician, controlling the phantoms which he had evoked.
  • Extract from : « The Prophetic Pictures (From "Twice Told Tales") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Beyond the controlling power of money we have no vision, and we see no laws.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • As if he were not capable of controlling a raft or a bonfire!
  • Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
  • The disposition to walk swiftly, which before had been a controlling thing, was gone.
  • Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
  • "No, sir," said the driver, controlling the corners of his mouth.
  • Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton
  • Now, my brother, this controlling slave-power is a world-wide fact.
  • Extract from : « Slavery Ordained of God » by Rev. Fred A. Ross, D.D.
  • We should like to know what chance there is of our getting a controlling interest in the mine.
  • Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr
  • It is the controlling mood that differs, not the material controlled.
  • Extract from : « The Lyric » by John Drinkwater
  • Started life in a humble manner, only controlling a few newspapers.
  • Extract from : « Who Was Who: 5000 B. C. to Date » by Anonymous
  • It shows how we may get the benefit of past effort in controlling future endeavor.
  • Extract from : « The Child and the Curriculum » by John Dewey

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