controlling

adj

1. (British)Exerting control over a person or thing.

   “His mother is very controlling.”

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of control
2. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of controll

noun

1. The act of exerting control.

   “What humble submission presided within; / How free from the reign, and controllings of sin.”