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   tow·er·ing

   /ˈtouəriNG/

   adjective

   • 1. extremely tall, especially in comparison with the surroundings: "Hari looked up at the towering buildings" Similar hightallloftyelevatedsoaringsky-highsky-scrapingsteepmountainousimposingmultistoreygiantgiganticenormoushugecolossalvastimmensemassivemonstrousmammothmonumentaltitanicBrobdingnagianinformal:hulkingwhoppingginormousOpposite lowshort
   • ▪ of exceptional importance or influence: "a majestic, towering album" Similar outstandingpreeminentleadingforemostfinestchiefexcellentdistinguishedprominenteminentimportantmajorstartoptopmostsurpassingsuperiorsupremeexceptionalstellargreatincomparableunrivaledunsurpassedpeerlessmatchlessunequaledfamousrenownedcelebratedillustriousextraordinaryOpposite undistinguishedinferior
   • ▪ of great intensity: "his towering anger" Similar extremefierceterribleintenseoverpoweringmightyviolentfieryunrestrainedvehementpassionateardentimmoderateintemperateinordinatefrenziedfanaticalzealousfranticdeepOpposite minorhalfhearted

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   Learn the meaning of towering as an adjective, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Find out how to use towering to describe something that is impressively high, intense, or excessive.

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   Towering means very high and making people feel respect, or very great. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, and see examples and translations in other languages.

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   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.

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   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.

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   Learn the meaning of towering as an adjective, with examples of usage and translations in Spanish. Find out the synonyms of towering and related words in the thesaurus.

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   Learn the meaning and usage of the adjective towering, which can describe something very tall, impressive, or intense. See synonyms, examples, and word frequency in American and British English.

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   Definition of towering adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.