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towering
[tou-er-ing]
adjective
very high or tall; lofty.
a towering oak.
Synonyms:Antonyms:surpassing others; very great.
a towering figure in American poetry.
rising to an extreme degree of violence or intensity.
a towering rage.
beyond the proper or usual limits; inordinate; excessive.
towering pride; towering ambitions.
towering
/ ˈٲʊəɪŋ /
adjective
very tall; lofty
outstanding, as in importance or stature
(prenominal) very intense
a towering rage
Other Word Forms
- toweringly adverb
- ˈٴǷɱԲ adverb
Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
There’s no doubt that when it mattered most, her high-wattage sensitivity was a towering strength.
He's previously said that his earliest memory was "a massive ship at the end of my street, towering over the houses and blotting out the sun".
Beyond right field, the towering skeleton of USC’s Bloom Football Performance Center takes shape in the distance.
And this man once seen as a performative figure — a political sideshow — has metamorphosed into a towering and singular figure in America whose significance goes far beyond politics.
Footage has emerged showing towering masts of the Cuauhtémoc clipping the bridge as the sailing vessel was passing under the famous structure on Saturday evening.
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