controlling

/kənˈtɹoʊlɪŋ/
adj 1noun 1

Collocations

5

ADJ.

abusive, abusive, becoming, crucial, erratic, massive, strategic

Her abusive and controlling behavior made it impossible for him to maintain any friendships.

VERB + CONTROLLING

having, involves, keep, police, spending, trouble

She was having trouble controlling her anger during the meeting.

CONTROLLING + NOUN

aircraft, computer, ebola, emotions, harmonics, husband, life, mother's

She struggled with controlling her emotions during the difficult conversation with her boss.

PREP.

in, on

The new manager was very strict about controlling on costs during the difficult year.

ADV.

manually

She was manually controlling the drone while her friend watched from below.

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