controlling
adjective
- have power over, bossy, in charge of
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /kənˈtɹoʊlɪŋ/ / /kənˈtɹəʊlɪŋ/
adj
- Exerting control over a person or thing.
“His mother is very controlling.”
noun
- The act of exerting control.
“What humble submission presided within; / How free from the reign, and controllings of sin.”
verb
- present participle and gerund of control
- present participle and gerund of controll