towering
Americanadjective
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very high or tall; lofty.
a towering oak.
- Synonyms:
- elevated
- Antonyms:
- short
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surpassing others; very great.
a towering figure in American poetry.
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rising to an extreme degree of violence or intensity.
a towering rage.
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beyond the proper or usual limits; inordinate; excessive.
towering pride; towering ambitions.
adjective
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very tall; lofty
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outstanding, as in importance or stature
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(prenominal) very intense
a towering rage
Related Words
See high.
Other Word Forms
- toweringly adverb
Etymology
Origin of towering
From a late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; tower 1, -ing 2
Example Sentences
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Performing in the top ranks now costs millions of dollars, which schools put towards towering floats, dazzling crystal and feather-covered outfits, and the pomp that make the parade a global attraction.
From Barron's
Hudson was originally placed in the back row but swapped places with Sirât director Oliver Laxe after organisers realised he was towering over everyone else.
From BBC
Photos shared by the department show a silvery gray fox bounding majestically across a white snowy plain beneath towering, sunlit alpine peaks.
From Los Angeles Times
Baldy, the towering peak that looms over Southern California and has lured many inexperienced and under-equipped hikers to their deaths, will be closed for the next two weeks.
From Los Angeles Times
But there was no way the towering Newcastle United forward - all 6ft 6in of him - was going to slip out of the stadium unnoticed.
From BBC
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