What part of speech is controlling?

Controlling can be categorized as a noun, a verb and an adjective.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. controlling is a verb, gerund of control (infinitive).
  • 2. controlling is a noun.
  • 3. controlling is an adjective.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

Adjective

  • Positive
    Comparative
    Superlative
  • controlling 
    more controlling
    most controlling
  • Positive: controlling 
  • Comparative: more controlling
  • Superlative: most controlling

What does controlling mean?

Definitions

Adjective
controlling - able to control or determine policy; "a controlling interest in the firm"

Verb
controlling - Present participle of control.

Noun
control - the activity of managing or exerting control over something; "the control of the mob by the police was admirable"
control - a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine; "the speed controller on his turntable was not working properly"; "I turned the controls over to her"
control - power to direct or determine; "under control"
control - (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc; "the timing and control of his movements were unimpaired"; "he had lost control of his sphincters"
control - the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.; "they wanted to repeal all the legislation that imposed economic controls"
control - a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance
control - a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another; "measures for the control of disease"; "they instituted controls over drinking on campus"
control - the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her"
control - discipline in personal and social activities; "he was a model of polite restraint"; "she never lost control of herself"
control - a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment; "the control condition was inappropriate for the conclusions he wished to draw"
control - great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity; "a good command of French"
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Examples of controlling

#   Sentence  
1. adj. A controlling interest in the firm.
2. adj. "Tom, you do know this is a public forum, don't you? Throwing a hissy fit because people happened to misinterpret your Facebook post makes you seem controlling and humourless, and more or less guarantees still more mocking responses."
3. adj. When she was my girlfriend, I remember that I was very controlling.
4. adj. Her father was abusive and controlling.
5. adj. Tom is very controlling.
6. adj. Fadil was a controlling and abusive husband.
7. adj. Fadil's behavior was becoming more controlling and erratic.
8. adj. Sami was very controlling.
9. adj. Sami was very possessive and controlling.
10. adj. Sami was a very controlling man.
11. adj. Sami became more controlling.
12. adj. Sami's behavior was becoming more controlling and erratic.
13. adj. Sami has a controlling personality.
14. adj. Sami grew maniacally controlling.
15. adj. Sami was a very controlling person.
16. verb Al-Iraqiyah tv said that ICDC were controlling Ramadi.
17. verb I concur that Ba'athists and former security forces are capable of immediately controlling at least 5 out of 18 governorates, along with the capital, if Americans are to be removed from the picture entirely.
18. verb This boy is a genius at controlling RC vehicles!
19. verb Additive synthesis involves manually controlling harmonics, and uses only sine waves.
20. verb Libyan rebels have advanced into two strategic towns controlling access to the capital from the west and the south.
21. verb I'm controlling myself so as not to lose my head.
22. verb I am mildly annoyed about just spending a while controlling my mother's computer with VNC, then with ssh.
23. verb Would it be fair to say you have a problem controlling your anger?
24. verb The pilot was having trouble controlling the aircraft.
25. verb The police were controlling the crowd.
26. verb You have learnt a bad philosophy which is controlling your life.
27. verb The next four to six weeks are crucial in controlling the massive Ebola outbreak.
28. verb How are you at controlling your temper?
29. verb I have trouble controlling my emotions.
30. verb Controlling my emotions is not my forte.
31. noun Keep on controlling.
32. noun Yanni and Skura were both controlling.
33. noun The control of the mob by the police was admirable.
34. noun Under control.
35. noun The timing and control of his movements were unimpaired.
36. noun He had lost control of his sphincters.
37. noun Measures for the control of disease.
38. noun She never lost control of herself.
39. noun The control condition was inappropriate for the conclusions he wished to draw.
40. noun They would thereby gain control of a major base for terrorist operations, which is also a nuclear power.
41. noun Hiller asked, inquiring about Gen. Pervaiz Musharraf, who seized control of the country October 12.
42. noun Whereas Saddam Hussein's dictatorship ensured that such populist currents were kept firmly under control, they are now free to organize.
43. noun According to former Indian army general A S Kalkat, the difficulty for Kumaratunga's government lay in the fact that the LTTE had become a de jure power in the north and east of the island and was running every aspect of civil administration in the areas within its control.
44. noun The U.S. State Department and the misnamed think tanks that follow its lead have held numerous conferences on Kashmir and, in most of them, the solution that has emerged is a valley prized loose from Indian control and under its own version of Ibrahim Rugova.
45. noun The Taliban control of Afghanistan and the civil war there had nothing to do with Israel.
Sentence  
adj.
A controlling interest in the firm.
"Tom, you do know this is a public forum, don't you? Throwing a hissy fit because people happened to misinterpret your Facebook post makes you seem controlling and humourless, and more or less guarantees still more mocking responses."
When she was my girlfriend, I remember that I was very controlling.
Her father was abusive and controlling.
Tom is very controlling.
Fadil was a controlling and abusive husband.
Fadil's behavior was becoming more controlling and erratic.
Sami was very controlling.
Sami was very possessive and controlling.
Sami was a very controlling man.
Sami became more controlling.
Sami's behavior was becoming more controlling and erratic.
Sami has a controlling personality.
Sami grew maniacally controlling.
Sami was a very controlling person.
verb
Al-Iraqiyah tv said that ICDC were controlling Ramadi.
I concur that Ba'athists and former security forces are capable of immediately controlling at least 5 out of 18 governorates, along with the capital, if Americans are to be removed from the picture entirely.
This boy is a genius at controlling RC vehicles!
Additive synthesis involves manually controlling harmonics, and uses only sine waves.
Libyan rebels have advanced into two strategic towns controlling access to the capital from the west and the south.
I'm controlling myself so as not to lose my head.
I am mildly annoyed about just spending a while controlling my mother's computer with VNC, then with ssh.
Would it be fair to say you have a problem controlling your anger?
The pilot was having trouble controlling the aircraft.
The police were controlling the crowd.
You have learnt a bad philosophy which is controlling your life.
The next four to six weeks are crucial in controlling the massive Ebola outbreak.
How are you at controlling your temper?
I have trouble controlling my emotions.
Controlling my emotions is not my forte.
noun
Keep on controlling.
Yanni and Skura were both controlling.
The control of the mob by the police was admirable.
Under control.
The timing and control of his movements were unimpaired.
He had lost control of his sphincters.
Measures for the control of disease.
She never lost control of herself.
The control condition was inappropriate for the conclusions he wished to draw.
They would thereby gain control of a major base for terrorist operations, which is also a nuclear power.
Hiller asked, inquiring about Gen. Pervaiz Musharraf, who seized control of the country October 12.
Whereas Saddam Hussein's dictatorship ensured that such populist currents were kept firmly under control, they are now free to organize.
According to former Indian army general A S Kalkat, the difficulty for Kumaratunga's government lay in the fact that the LTTE had become a de jure power in the north and east of the island and was running every aspect of civil administration in the areas within its control.
The U.S. State Department and the misnamed think tanks that follow its lead have held numerous conferences on Kashmir and, in most of them, the solution that has emerged is a valley prized loose from Indian control and under its own version of Ibrahim Rugova.
The Taliban control of Afghanistan and the civil war there had nothing to do with Israel.
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