diff --git a/superset-frontend/packages/superset-ui-chart-controls/src/shared-controls/dndControls.tsx b/superset-frontend/packages/superset-ui-chart-controls/src/shared-controls/dndControls.tsx
index c915e8a89d..9a15f5c5c3 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/packages/superset-ui-chart-controls/src/shared-controls/dndControls.tsx
+++ b/superset-frontend/packages/superset-ui-chart-controls/src/shared-controls/dndControls.tsx
@@ -71,8 +71,9 @@ export const dndGroupByControl: SharedControlConfig<
   default: [],
   includeTime: false,
   description: t(
-    'One or many columns to group by. High cardinality groupings should include a sort by metric ' +
-      'and series limit to limit the number of fetched and rendered series.',
+    'Dimensions contain qualitative values such as names, dates, or geographical data. ' +
+      'Use dimensions to categorize, segment, and reveal the details in your data. ' +
+      'Dimensions affect the level of detail in the view.',
   ),
   optionRenderer: (c: ColumnMeta) => <ColumnOption showType column={c} />,
   valueRenderer: (c: ColumnMeta) => <ColumnOption column={c} />,
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ export const dndGroupByControl: SharedControlConfig<
 export const dndColumnsControl: typeof dndGroupByControl = {
   ...dndGroupByControl,
   label: t('Columns'),
-  description: t('One or many columns to pivot as columns'),
+  description: t('Add dataset columns here to group the pivot table columns.'),
 };
 
 export const dndSeriesControl: typeof dndGroupByControl = {
@@ -118,8 +119,7 @@ export const dndSeriesControl: typeof dndGroupByControl = {
   default: null,
   description: t(
     'Defines the grouping of entities. ' +
-      'Each series is shown as a specific color on the chart and ' +
-      'has a legend toggle',
+      'Each series is represented by a specific color in the chart.',
   ),
 };
 
@@ -166,21 +166,29 @@ export const dndAdhocMetricsControl: SharedControlConfig<
     datasource,
     datasourceType: datasource?.type,
   }),
-  description: t('One or many metrics to display'),
+  description: t(
+    'Select one or many metrics to display. ' +
+      'You can use an aggregation function on a column ' +
+      'or write custom SQL to create a metric.',
+  ),
 };
 
 export const dndAdhocMetricControl: typeof dndAdhocMetricsControl = {
   ...dndAdhocMetricsControl,
   multi: false,
   label: t('Metric'),
-  description: t('Metric'),
+  description: t(
+    'Select a metric to display. ' +
+      'You can use an aggregation function on a column ' +
+      'or write custom SQL to create a metric.',
+  ),
 };
 
 export const dndAdhocMetricControl2: typeof dndAdhocMetricControl = {
   ...dndAdhocMetricControl,
   label: t('Right Axis Metric'),
   clearable: true,
-  description: t('Choose a metric for right axis'),
+  description: t('Select a metric to display on the right axis'),
 };
 
 export const dndSortByControl: SharedControlConfig<
@@ -190,8 +198,8 @@ export const dndSortByControl: SharedControlConfig<
   label: t('Sort by'),
   default: null,
   description: t(
-    'Metric used to define how the top series are sorted if a series or row limit is present. ' +
-      'If undefined reverts to the first metric (where appropriate).',
+    'This metric is used to define row selection criteria (how the rows are sorted) if a series or row limit is present. ' +
+      'If not defined, it reverts to the first metric (where appropriate).',
   ),
   mapStateToProps: ({ datasource }) => ({
     columns: datasource?.columns || [],
@@ -211,14 +219,18 @@ export const dndSizeControl: typeof dndAdhocMetricControl = {
 export const dndXControl: typeof dndAdhocMetricControl = {
   ...dndAdhocMetricControl,
   label: t('X Axis'),
-  description: t('Metric assigned to the [X] axis'),
+  description: t(
+    "The dataset column/metric that returns the values on your chart's x-axis.",
+  ),
   default: null,
 };
 
 export const dndYControl: typeof dndAdhocMetricControl = {
   ...dndAdhocMetricControl,
   label: t('Y Axis'),
-  description: t('Metric assigned to the [Y] axis'),
+  description: t(
+    "The dataset column/metric that returns the values on your chart's y-axis.",
+  ),
   default: null,
 };
 
diff --git a/superset-frontend/packages/superset-ui-chart-controls/src/shared-controls/sharedControls.tsx b/superset-frontend/packages/superset-ui-chart-controls/src/shared-controls/sharedControls.tsx
index abf5153bb0..57419b4918 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/packages/superset-ui-chart-controls/src/shared-controls/sharedControls.tsx
+++ b/superset-frontend/packages/superset-ui-chart-controls/src/shared-controls/sharedControls.tsx
@@ -198,11 +198,9 @@ const time_grain_sqla: SharedControlConfig<'SelectControl'> = {
       : 'P1D';
   },
   description: t(
-    'The time granularity for the visualization. This ' +
-      'applies a date transformation to alter ' +
-      'your time column and defines a new time granularity. ' +
-      'The options here are defined on a per database ' +
-      'engine basis in the Superset source code.',
+    'Select a time grain for the visualization. The ' +
+      'grain is the time interval represented by a ' +
+      'single point on the chart.',
   ),
   mapStateToProps: ({ datasource }) => ({
     choices: (datasource as Dataset)?.time_grain_sqla || [],
@@ -232,7 +230,7 @@ const time_range: SharedControlConfig<'DateFilterControl'> = {
   label: TIME_FILTER_LABELS.time_range,
   default: NO_TIME_RANGE, // this value is an empty filter constant so shouldn't translate it.
   description: t(
-    'The time range for the visualization. All relative times, e.g. "Last month", ' +
+    'This control filters the whole chart based on the selected time range. All relative times, e.g. "Last month", ' +
       '"Last 7 days", "now", etc. are evaluated on the server using the server\'s ' +
       'local time (sans timezone). All tooltips and placeholder times are expressed ' +
       'in UTC (sans timezone). The timestamps are then evaluated by the database ' +
@@ -248,14 +246,18 @@ const row_limit: SharedControlConfig<'SelectControl'> = {
   validators: [legacyValidateInteger],
   default: 10000,
   choices: formatSelectOptions(ROW_LIMIT_OPTIONS),
-  description: t('Limits the number of rows that get displayed.'),
+  description: t(
+    'Limits the number of the rows that are computed in the query that is the source of the data used for this chart.',
+  ),
 };
 
 const order_desc: SharedControlConfig<'CheckboxControl'> = {
   type: 'CheckboxControl',
   label: t('Sort Descending'),
   default: true,
-  description: t('Whether to sort descending or ascending'),
+  description: t(
+    'If enabled, this control sorts the results/values descending, otherwise it sorts the results ascending.',
+  ),
   visibility: ({ controls }) =>
     Boolean(
       controls?.timeseries_limit_metric.value &&
diff --git a/superset-frontend/plugins/plugin-chart-handlebars/src/plugin/controls/metrics.tsx b/superset-frontend/plugins/plugin-chart-handlebars/src/plugin/controls/metrics.tsx
index c6aad5e320..5de81b5fbf 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/plugins/plugin-chart-handlebars/src/plugin/controls/metrics.tsx
+++ b/superset-frontend/plugins/plugin-chart-handlebars/src/plugin/controls/metrics.tsx
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ const percentMetrics: typeof sharedControls.metrics = {
   type: 'MetricsControl',
   label: t('Percentage metrics'),
   description: t(
-    'Metrics for which percentage of total are to be displayed. Calculated from only data within the row limit.',
+    'Select one or many metrics to display, that will be displayed in the percentages of total. ' +
+      'Percentage metrics will be calculated only from data within the row limit. ' +
+      'You can use an aggregation function on a column or write custom SQL to create a percentage metric.',
   ),
   multi: true,
   visibility: isAggMode,
diff --git a/superset-frontend/plugins/plugin-chart-table/src/controlPanel.tsx b/superset-frontend/plugins/plugin-chart-table/src/controlPanel.tsx
index 788643e130..a59ade460a 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/plugins/plugin-chart-table/src/controlPanel.tsx
+++ b/superset-frontend/plugins/plugin-chart-table/src/controlPanel.tsx
@@ -124,7 +124,9 @@ const percentMetricsControl: typeof sharedControls.metrics = {
   ...sharedControls.metrics,
   label: t('Percentage metrics'),
   description: t(
-    'Metrics for which percentage of total are to be displayed. Calculated from only data within the row limit.',
+    'Select one or many metrics to display, that will be displayed in the percentages of total. ' +
+      'Percentage metrics will be calculated only from data within the row limit. ' +
+      'You can use an aggregation function on a column or write custom SQL to create a percentage metric.',
   ),
   visibility: isAggMode,
   resetOnHide: false,
@@ -351,7 +353,9 @@ const config: ControlPanelConfig = {
               type: 'CheckboxControl',
               label: t('Sort descending'),
               default: true,
-              description: t('Whether to sort descending or ascending'),
+              description: t(
+                'If enabled, this control sorts the results/values descending, otherwise it sorts the results ascending.',
+              ),
               visibility: isAggMode,
               resetOnHide: false,
             },
@@ -455,7 +459,7 @@ const config: ControlPanelConfig = {
               renderTrigger: true,
               default: true,
               description: t(
-                'Whether to colorize numeric values by if they are positive or negative',
+                'Whether to colorize numeric values by whether they are positive or negative',
               ),
             },
           },