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   Tow·er·ing

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

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   How do you describe a towering person?

   • If you describe someone or something as towering, you are emphasizing that they are impressive because of their importance, skill, or intensity . He remains a towering figure in modern British politics. I saw her in a towering rage only once. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collins! Collins! 1. 2.

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   What does towering mean in poetry?

   • 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. The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported.

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   Towering definition: very high or tall; lofty. See examples of TOWERING used in a sentence.

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   4 days ago · 3 meanings: 1. very tall; lofty 2. outstanding, as in importance or stature 3. very intense.... Click for more definitions.

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   TOWERING definition: very tall: . Learn more. a difficult situation in which someone has to try to give equal amounts of importance, time, attention, etc. to two or more different things at the same time

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   tow•er•ing. 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.

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   • The towering Cliffs of Dover loomed in front of them. • The one they stood at was made of heavy chain-link, stretched between towering concrete posts that were spaced fifteen metres apart. • a towering figure in Supreme Court history • Featuring prominently in the centre of this maelstrom was the towering figure of Richard Baxter.

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   TOWERING meaning: 1 : very tall; 2 : very powerful or intense. What is the difference between see, look, and watch?What about hear and listen?