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- Dictionarytowering/ˈtaʊərɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. extremely tall, especially in comparison with the surroundings: "Hari looked up at the towering buildings" Similar Opposite
- 2. of great importance or influence: "a majestic, towering album" Similar Opposite
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towering | American Dictionary. adjective. us / ˈtɑʊ·ər·ɪŋ / Add to word list. very high or very great: Fielder hit a towering home run. Bresson’s towering masterpiece explores the nature of freedom. (Definition of towering from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of towering?
1. : impressively high or great : imposing. towering pines. 2. : reaching a high point of intensity : overwhelming. a towering rage. 3. : going beyond proper bounds : excessive. towering ambitions. toweringly adverb. Synonyms. altitudinous. high. lofty. tall. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of towering in a Sentence.
Towering things are extremely tall, like the towering skyscrapers in New York City or the towering redwoods in northern California. Use the adjective towering to describe gigantic things that loom over everything (or everyone) else.
If you describe someone or something as towering, you are emphasizing that they are impressive because of their importance, skill, or intensity. [ literary , emphasis ] He remains a towering figure in modern British politics.
1. very high or tall; lofty: a towering oak. 2. surpassing others; very great. 3. rising to an extreme degree of violence or intensity: a towering rage. 4. beyond the proper or usual limits; inordinate; excessive. [1400–50] tow′er•ing•ly, adv.
adjective. very high or tall; lofty: a towering oak. Synonyms: elevated. Antonyms: short. 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. / ˈtaʊərɪŋ / adjective.
Definition of towering adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adjective [ always before noun ] uk / ˈtaʊərɪŋ / us. Add to word list. very tall: towering mountains / trees. (Definition of towering from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of towering. in Chinese (Traditional) 高聳的, 傑出的，卓越的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 高耸的, 杰出的，卓越的… See more. in Spanish.
1. If you describe something such as a mountain or cliff as towering, you mean that it is very tall and therefore impressive. [literary] [...] 2. If you describe someone or something as towering, you are emphasizing that they are impressive because of their importance, skill, or intensity. [literary, emphasis] [...] More.
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