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Definition of towering
1 : impressively high or great : imposing towering pines
2 : reaching a high point of intensity : overwhelming a towering rage
3 : going beyond proper bounds : excessive towering ambitions
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Examples of towering in a Sentence
He flew into a towering rage.
the towering mountain peaks of the Rockies
Recent Examples of towering from the Web
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Mike Zunino led off the second with his 12th homer of the season — a towering solo drive to left.
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As many as 200 of the lanky white birds are flopping awkwardly in the tops of the towering trees, roosting, squawking, falling out of nests.
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Coppola and her crew have created this world in haunting detail, from the opening passage — a child works her way through a towering cathedral of trees — to the mist and hanging moss that seem to cut the place off from the rest of the world.
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Within minutes, our convoy is nosing its way through afternoon traffic, five towering oddities among an ocean of motorbikes.
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Which is why to this day, whenever I’m faced with a towering pile of gritty produce—be it kale, spinach, lettuces, or anything else—
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Look up to the right, at the back of the American Hotel, to glimpse a towering portrait of a Navajo weaver by artist El Mac.
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The civic complex could then be demolished and make way for two mixed-use developments - including a towering structure fronting Church Street.
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Despite his towering stature as a physicist, Penrose has encountered resistance to his theory of consciousness.
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First Known Use of towering
1592
TOWERING Defined for English Language Learners
towering
playDefinition of towering for English Language Learners
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: very tall
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: very powerful or intense
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: very great or impressive
TOWERING Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of towering for Students
1 : rising high : tall Another match … illuminated a massive, towering, teetering pile of … soup bowls. — Kate DiCamillo, The Tale of Despereaux
2 : very powerful or intense a towering rage
3 : going beyond proper bounds towering ambition
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