towering
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tow·er·ing
(tou′ər-ĭng)adj.
1. Of imposing height.
2. Outstanding; preeminent: a towering intellect.
3. Very great or intense: a towering rage.
tow′er·ing·ly adv.
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towering
(ˈtaʊərɪŋ)adj
1. very tall; lofty
2. outstanding, as in importance or stature
3. (prenominal) very intense: a towering rage.
ˈtoweringly adv
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tow•er•ing
(ˈtaʊ ər ɪŋ)adj.
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.
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| Adj. | 1. | towering - of imposing height; especially standing out above others; "an eminent peak"; "lofty mountains"; "the soaring spires of the cathedral"; "towering icebergs" high - (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high'); "a high mountain"; "high ceilings"; "high buildings"; "a high forehead"; "a high incline"; "a foot high" |
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towering
adjective
2. impressive, imposing, supreme, striking, extraordinary, outstanding, magnificent, superior, paramount, surpassing, sublime, stellar (informal), prodigious, transcendent a towering figure in British politics
3. intense, violent, extreme, excessive, burning, passionate, mighty, fiery, vehement, inordinate, intemperate, immoderate I saw her in a towering rage only once.
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towering
adjective2. Far beyond what is usual, normal, or customary:
exceptional, extraordinary, magnificent, outstanding, preeminent, rare, remarkable, singular, uncommon, unusual.
Informal: standout.
Slang: awesome, out of sight.
3. Awesomely or forbiddingly intense:
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Translations
شاهِقعَنيف، شَديد، مُسْرِف
čnícídivokýnejvyšší
kolossaltårnhøj
toronymagasságú
gnæfandiofsa-, taumlaus
çok yüksekşiddetli
towering
[ˈtaʊərɪŋ] ADJ [peak, mountain] → elevado, imponente; [building] → muy alto, imponente por su altura; [figure] (in stature) → imponente, altísimo; (in literature, arts etc) → destacado, sobresalientein a towering rage → con una rabia terrible
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
towering
[ˈtaʊərɪŋ] adj [mountain, cliff] → imposant(e)
(= impressive) [figure] → imposant(e)towing-rope [ˌtəʊɪŋˈrəʊp] n → câble m de remorquagetowing-truck [ˌtəʊɪŋˈtrʌk] n → dépanneuse f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
towering
adj
building → hochragend, alles überragend; mountain → (steil) aufragend; tree → hochgewachsen; the boy stood before the towering figure of his father → der Schüler stand vor der hoch aufragenden Gestalt seines Vaters
(fig: = magnificent) achievement, presence, talent → überragend; performance → hervorragend; a towering rage → eine rasende or unbändige Wut; one of the towering giants of literature → eine der einsamen Größen der Literatur, ein Titan m → der Literatur
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
towering
[ˈtaʊərɪŋ] adj (building, figure) → imponente, altissimo/ain a towering rage (fig) → in preda a un violento accesso d'ira
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
tower
(ˈtauə) noun a tall, narrow (part of a) building, especially (of) a castle. the Tower of London; a church-tower.
verb to rise high. She is so small that he towers above her.
ˈtowering adjective1. very high. towering cliffs.
2. (of rage, fury etc) very violent or angry. He was in a towering rage.
ˈtower-block noun a very high block of flats, offices etc. They live in a tower-block.
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