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towering

[ tou-er-ing ]

adjective

  1. very high or tall; lofty:

    a towering oak.

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  2. surpassing others; very great:

    a towering figure in American poetry.

  3. rising to an extreme degree of violence or intensity:

    a towering rage.

  4. beyond the proper or usual limits; inordinate; excessive:

    towering pride; towering ambitions.



towering

/ ˈٲʊəɪŋ /

adjective

  1. very tall; lofty
  2. outstanding, as in importance or stature
  3. prenominal very intense

    a towering rage

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Derived Forms

  • ˈٴǷɱԲ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ٴǷİ·Բ· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of towering1

From a late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; tower 1, -ing 2
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The materials seemed wildly out of place in Kinmont’s office, where hundreds of antique books lined towering shelves.

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The level of destruction in central Khartoum is stunning: government ministries, banks and towering office blocks stand blackened and burned.

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Despite the mounting allegations, Depardieu - a towering figure of French cinema - has received strong messages of support from some members of France's artistic community.

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One of rock’s most charismatic and talented frontmen, Eddie Vedder, often climbed the scaffolding and towering speakers and dove into the crowd, doing whatever it took to grab the audience’s attention.

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Perfectly towering, golden and impossibly layered — each sheet of butter and dough separating just enough to create something with both the rustic satisfaction of a classic biscuit and the precision of a finely made pastry.

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