Search for crossword answers and clues
On top of
Answer for the clue "On top of ", 11 letters:
controlling
Word definitions for controlling in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Control \Con*trol"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Controlled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Controlling .] [F. contr[^o]ler, fr. contr[^o]le.] To check by a counter register or duplicate account; to prove by counter statements; to confute. [Obs.] This report was controlled to ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"overbearing," 1570s, present participle adjective from control (v.).
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. able to control or determine policy; "a controlling interest in the firm"
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES controlling interest ▪ The firm paid over $10 million for a controlling interest in five hotels.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
Having control over a person or thing. v (present participle of control English)
Usage examples of controlling.
He was still reeling from the twin blows Anna had dealt him, incapable of ordering his thoughts or controlling his emotions.
With a lithe, powerful twist of his body, he rolled and placed himself above her, his muscled legs controlling hers.
He was a hungry, demanding lover, but considerate in controlling his strength and handling her carefully.
His pale lodestone eyes compelled her, like the moon silently controlling the tides.
His arms cradled her to him, his body controlling hers as he took her down to the floor.
So much for good intentions, Claire thought wryly, controlling the urge to cry.
He brought out all the emotions and feelings she had spent a lifetime controlling and protecting: love, fierce desire, even anger.
None of it added up to what she should have been, unless she played with men as some sort of ego trip, where the more dangerous the man, the greater the thrill at controlling him.
He spread her thighs and mounted her, controlling himself just long enough to slow his entry so he wouldn't hurt her, and with a low cry of pleasure Rachel took him into her body.
The wide expanse of his chest flattened her breasts, and the swollen ridge of his manhood pushed against her feminine mound, his thighs controlling the restless movement of her legs.
He lay on top of her, his heavy legs controlling hers even though she twisted restlessly.
Jake's hand shot out to aid Victoria in controlling the animal, and Victoria murmured softly to settle the horse down.
He subdued her easily, catching her hands and pinning them over her head, controlling her legs with his powerful ones.
Pure sensation jolted her and she arched again, but was still held pinned by his controlling hand and legs.
She whispered to him, controlling him mostly with her voice, crooning reassurance and love to him while she held his bridle in one hand and with the other held some gauze the medics had given her to the wound on his chest.