tower
noun
a building or structure high in proportion to its lateral dimensions, either isolated or forming part of a building.
were towering
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past progressiveof tower.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Centre-backs Nikola Ujdur and Will Tizzard were towering presences in the middle of the box, with six of their fellow defenders unavailable for Queen's Park.
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2025
Behind them, all around, were towering trees, some starting to change color but still thick with leaves that muffle sounds.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 2, 2015
There weren't any butterflies, which evidently avoid the tourist season, but there were towering cliffs on either side of a secluded slice of beach.
From New York Times ● Jul. 12, 2012
Surrounding her were towering displays of pink and white wines in bottles bearing such flowery names as Seduction and White Lie.
From Time Magazine Archive
Beyond were towering mounds and vestiges, indicating the existence of a greater city than any we had yet encountered.
From Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. II. by John L. Stephens
