present participle of dominate
"The towering skyscraper seemed to be dominating the entire skyline from a distance."
most powerful or important or influential
"the economically ascendant class"
"D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe"
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"
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"