'Dominating' definitions:

Definition of 'dominating'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Most powerful or important or influential; "the economically ascendant class"; "D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe" [syn: ascendant, ascendent, dominating]
adjective
Used of a height or viewpoint; "a commanding view of the ocean"; "looked up at the castle dominating the countryside"; "the balcony overlooking the ballroom" [syn: commanding, dominating, overlooking]
adjective
Offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power; "an autocratic person"; "autocratic behavior"; "a bossy way of ordering others around"; "a rather aggressive and dominating character"; "managed the employees in an aloof magisterial way"; "a swaggering peremptory manner" [syn: autocratic, bossy, dominating, high-and- mighty, magisterial, peremptory]

Definition of 'Dominating'

From: GCIDE
  • Dominate \Dom"i*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dominated; p. pr. & vb. n. Dominating.] [L. dominatus, p. p. of dominari to dominate, fr. dominus master, lord. See Dame, and cf. Domineer.] To predominate over; to rule; to govern. "A city dominated by the ax." --Dickens. [1913 Webster]
  • We everywhere meet with Slavonian nations either dominant or dominated. --W. Tooke. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'dominating'

From: GCIDE
  • dominating \dominating\ adj.
  • 1. exercising influence or control. Opposite of subordinate.
  • Syn: ascendant, ascendent, prestigious, dominant. [WordNet 1.5]
  • 2. high enough to provide a clear view of the surrounding area; -- of a height or viewpoint.
  • Syn: commanding, overlooking. [WordNet 1.5]

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