What does commanding mean?

Definitions for commanding
kəˈmæn dɪŋ, -ˈmɑn-com·mand·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. commanding, dominating, overlookingadjective

    used of a height or viewpoint

    "a commanding view of the ocean"; "looked up at the castle dominating the countryside"; "the balcony overlooking the ballroom"

Wiktionary

  1. commandingverb

    Present participle of to command.

  2. commandingadjective

    tending to give commands, authoritarian

  3. commandingadjective

    impressively dominant

    A commanding structure.

ChatGPT

  1. commanding

    Commanding refers to the act of exercising authority or control over others. It also implies exhibiting a strong presence that demands respect or attention. In a leadership role, commanding can involve giving orders or instructions to others. This term can also describe something as striking, impressive or imposing in nature.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Commanding

    of Command

  2. Commandingadjective

    exercising authority; actually in command; as, a commanding officer

  3. Commandingadjective

    fitted to impress or control; as, a commanding look or presence

  4. Commandingadjective

    exalted; overlooking; having superior strategic advantages; as, a commanding position

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of commanding in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of commanding in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of commanding in a Sentence

  1. Glenn Thrush:

    No one — not the bullpen of the New York Mets, not the French army, not Wile E. Coyote, not even Al Gore — is better at squandering a commanding lead than the Queen of Coasting, Hillary Rodham Clinton. And nobody is better at handing her adversaries talking points to undermine trust, on emails, on the Clinton Foundation, on her own refusal to do something as simple as talking to the reporters who cover her every day.

  2. Rich Scobee:

    Going from turning wrenches on a flight line to commanding a space shuttle -- no country in the world could you do that except for this one.

  3. Craig Robinson:

    In the minds of voters, Walker is supposed to be this conservative reformer who will stand firm on difficult issues. That didn't come across in the debate at all, and Bush is supposed to be the clear front-runner and commanding figure in a huge field of candidates. He was overshadowed by everyone he shared the stage with, and there is not one memorable moment from him in the entire debate.

  4. Homer Ahr:

    In Gene Kranz demanding, commanding and very monotone voice, [ Kranz ] said, We have just locked the doors and we are locked in this room together. We will leave this room together when one of three things happen we land, abort or crash. After Gene Kranz said that, if you didnt know this was important before, you knew it then.

  5. Kim Khan:

    Amazon built its commanding position by spending all its cash to grow before it became the profit-making machine it is today. It's doing the same thing during this lockdown period and will likely come out a winner again.

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