commanding
/kəˈmændɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.84 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Tending to give commands, authoritarian.
adj
Example Sentences
- "Nothing was too small to receive attention, if a supervising eye could suggest improvements likely to conduce to the common welfare. Mr. Gordon Burnage, for instance, personally visited dust-bins and back premises, accompanied by a sort of village bailiff, going his round like a commanding officer doing billets."
- "a commanding structure"
- "a man with a commanding presence"
- "Her colleagues say that [Dalia] Stasevska is eager to challenge the status quo both in the artistic realm and in life. Claire Chase, a prominent flutist and educator, described her as a “supernova,” praising her collaborative and commanding style."
- "Pierre Boulez, one of the most commanding musicians of the past century, must have been asked countless times, before his death in 2016, what he thought his legacy might be."
- "2018, Rail, issue 857, July 18-July 31, article on Severn Bridge Junction signal box at Shrewsbury On the top floor is the lever frame where signalmen are afforded an uninterrupted and commanding view of the junction below, and of Shrewsbury station's five working platforms."
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /kəˈmændɪŋ/
- British English: /kəˈmɑːndɪŋ/