towering
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towering
- /ˈtaʊəɹɪŋ/
verb
- present participle and gerund of tower
adjective more towering · most towering
- Very tall or high and dwarfing anything around it. So this was my future home, I thought![…]Backed by towering hills, the but faintly discernible purple line of the French boundary off to the southwest, a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams.
noun towerings
- The act or condition of being high above others. Gaiety seldom fails to give some pain; the hearers either strain their faculties to accompany its towerings, or are left behind in envy or despair.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: high, lofty, eminent, soaring, tall, large, impressive, imposing, egregious, outrageous, horrendous, steep, heinous, monumental, colossal, elevated
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adj very tall, taller than surrounding objects
| Español | altísimo |
|---|---|
| Русский | высо́кий vysókij, возвыша́ющийся vozvyšájuščijsja, вздыма́ющийся vzdymájuščijsja |
| العربية | شَاهِق šāhiq |
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title = {towering},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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