What does controlling mean?
Definitions for controlling
con·trol·ling
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word controlling.
Princeton's WordNet
controllingadjective
able to control or determine policy
"a controlling interest in the firm"
Wiktionary
controllingadjective
Having control over a person or thing.
His mother is very controlling.
Webster Dictionary
Controlling
of Control
Editors Contribution
controllingverb
Verb form of the word control.
Controlling the budget was essential for the wedding and they did it easily.
Submitted by MaryC on March 20, 2020
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of controlling in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of controlling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of controlling in a Sentence
Measuring such a large cohort without any prejudice really enlightened us on how inaccurate we all were about one of the most basic concepts of our existence, which is what we eat and how we integrate nutrition into our daily life, in contrast to our current practices, tailoring diets to the individual may allow us to utilize nutrition as means of controlling elevated blood sugar levels and its associated medical conditions.
Controlling how people use these tools seems very difficult as we have seen with ISIS or this tragic event in Paris.
This is going to cause more chaos at our border, it's going to increase what we've seen… thousands of people coming into the United States every 24 hours, families, children, people in that pipeline being exploited for human trafficking, the drug smugglers, the cartels controlling the border, versus us and our agents out there patrolling the border.
Attorney General Matt Whitaker:
The Republicans have not been able to get a budget passed in the last two years with their own votes, despite controlling the House Intelligence and the Senate, so if they want Democratic votes, we're saying they're going to need to ensure that the Robert Mueller investigation is protected.
The work of internal government has become the task of controlling the thousands of fifth-rate men
Popularity rank by frequency of use
Translations for controlling
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- السيطرةArabic
- RegelungGerman
- έλεγχοGreek
- controladorSpanish
- valvontaanFinnish
- को नियंत्रित करनेHindi
- kontrollingHungarian
- mengendalikanIndonesian
- controlloItalian
- 제어Korean
- het regelenDutch
- kontrolowaniePolish
- controladorPortuguese
- controlorRomanian
- управлениеRussian
- kontrollerandeSwedish
- การควบคุมThai
- kontrolTurkish
- управлінняUkrainian
Get even more translations for controlling »
Translation
Find a translation for the controlling definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"controlling." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2023. Web. 6 Jun 2023. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/controlling>.
Discuss these controlling definitions with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In