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commanding.

Tending to give commands, authoritarian.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/kəˈmændɪŋ/General-American/kəˈmɑːndɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation
  1. Tending to give commands, authoritarian.

  2. Impressively dominant; very good and impressive.

    a commanding structure
    a man with a commanding presence
  3. Dominating from above, giving a wide view (of a place or position)

noun/kəˈmændɪŋ/General-American/kəˈmɑːndɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation
  1. The act of giving a command.

verb/kəˈmændɪŋ/General-American/kəˈmɑːndɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation
  1. present participle and gerund of command

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
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