tower
noun
a building or structure high in proportion to its lateral dimensions, either isolated or forming part of a building.
is towering
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present progressiveof tower (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Another T-birds rookie from the 2018 draft is towering 6-foot-8, 206-pound center Matthew Rempe, 17, with five goals and 14 assists in 24 games.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 14, 2020
Similar to Nas’s Illmatic, Super Fly is towering within its genre, yet completely transcends it.
From The Guardian ● May 26, 2017
They used to call Brooklyn the City of Churches, and now another beacon is towering in the distance.
From New York Times ● Nov. 3, 2016
The top-seeded American man is towering John Isner at No. 16, who will try to become the first Yank since Andre Agassi in 2003 to reach the French Open quarterfinals.
From Washington Post ● May 23, 2015
She smiles sweetly at Michael, who is towering over all of us.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
