controlling

1. 1.

   able to control or determine policy

   “a controlling interest in the firm”

   Similardominant

Questions about controlling

What does controlling mean?

controlling means "able to control or determine policy".

How many syllables are in controlling?

controlling has 3 syllables: con-trol-ling. The stress falls on "trol". In IPA it is /kənˈtɹoʊlɪŋ/.

Is controlling a common word?

controlling is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with controlling?

1 word rhymes with controlling. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.