Definitions for towering
ˈtaʊ ər ɪŋtow·er·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. eminent, lofty, soaring, toweringadjective

   of imposing height; especially standing out above others

   "an eminent peak"; "lofty mountains"; "the soaring spires of the cathedral"; "towering icebergs"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. toweringadjective

   Very tall or high, particularly used to denote something that is taller than anything around it.

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1. towering

   Towering refers to something extremely tall or high, often reaching far above other things in height. It can be used to describe both physical objects like buildings, trees, or mountains and abstract concepts like a towering intellect or towering rage. In the latter sense, it implies an overwhelming or intimidating degree of intensity or greatness.

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1. towering

   of Tower

2. Toweringadjective

   very high; elevated; rising aloft; as, a towering height

3. Toweringadjective

   hence, extreme; violent; surpassing

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of towering in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of towering in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of towering in a Sentence

1. Justice Sonia Sotomayor:

   He was a towering figure who will be remembered as one of the most important figures in the history of the Supreme Court and a scholar who deeply influenced our legal culture.

2. Samuel Johnson:

   When I was as you are now, towering in the confidence of twenty-one, little did I suspect that I should be at forty-nine, what I now am.

3. Martin Smith:

   Their compatriots included such beasts as Wiwaxia, a slug covered in leaf-like scales and towering spines; Anomalocaris, resembling a cross between a lobster and a can-opener; Nectocaris, a boggle-eyed two-armed squid, and Opabinia, which looks like a shrimp that swallowed a vacuum cleaner.

4. David Cameron:

   This statue is a magnificent tribute to one of the most towering figures in the history of world politics, many of his teachings remain as potent today as when he first made them.

5. Spiegel Grau:

   Prince is a towering figure in global culture and his music has been the soundtrack for untold numbers of people — including me — for more than a generation; his creative genius has provided the musical landscape of our lives, millions of words have been written about Prince — books and articles, essays and criticism — but we're thrilled to be publishing Prince's powerful reflections on his own life in his own incandescently vivid, witty, and poetic voice.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=towering
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Towering
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/towering