How to pronounce directing:
Example: "Felt his mother's directing arm around him"
To manage, control, steer.
Example: "To direct the affairs of a nation or the movements of an army"
To aim (something) at (something else).
Example: "He directed his question to the room in general."
To point out or show to (somebody) the right course or way; to guide, as by pointing out the way.
Example: "He directed me to the left-hand road."
To point out to with authority; to instruct as a superior; to order.
Example: "She directed them to leave immediately."
To put a direction or address upon; to mark with the name and residence of the person to whom anything is sent.
Example: "To direct a letter"