Grade 6

controlling

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(con-trol-ling) 3 syllables

Definition

verb. to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level; to direct the action of
adjective. able to determine policy

Example Sentence

I am controlling my temper. OR I had a hard time controlling the toy car.

Synonyms

constraining; curbing; taming; governing

Antonyms

freeing; liberating

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Rhymes

  • bohling
  • boling
  • bolling
  • bowling
  • doling
  • foaling
  • growling
  • holing
  • koelling
  • poling
  • polling
  • roehling
  • rohling
  • roling
  • rolling
  • strolling
  • tolling
  • trolling

  • cajoling
  • consoling
  • controlling
  • enrolling
  • extolling
  • paroling
  • patrolling