towering

Adjective
US[tou-er-ing]/ˈtaʊɚɪŋ/2–3 syllablesalso [tou-ring] /ˈtaʊrɪŋ/
Synonyms: eminentloftysoaring

Open English WordNet

Adjective (1)

  1. of imposing height; especially standing out above others“an eminent peak”“lofty mountains”“the soaring spires of the cathedral”“towering icebergs”Synonyms: eminentloftysoaringOpposite lowSimilar high
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Tow′er·ing adjective

1. Very high; elevated; rising aloft; as, a towering height. Alexander Pope

2. Hence, extreme; violent; surpassing.

A man agitated by a towering passion.— Sir Walter Scott

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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