2. Hence, extreme; violent; surpassing.
[1913 Webster]
A man agitated by a towering passion. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
towering — [tou′ər iŋ] adj. 1. that towers; very high or tall 2. very great, intense, violent, etc. [a towering rage] … English World dictionary
towering — index prodigious (enormous), salient Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
towering — [adj] huge, excessive aerial, airy, colossal, elevated, extraordinary, extravagant, extreme, fantastic, gigantic, great, high, immoderate, imperial, imposing, impressive, inordinate, intense, lofty, magnificent, massive, mighty, monumental,… … New thesaurus
towering — toweringly, adv. /tow euhr ing/, adj. 1. very high or tall; lofty: a towering oak. 2. surpassing others; very great: a towering figure in American poetry. 3. rising to an extreme degree of violence or intensity: a towering rage. 4. beyond the… … Universalium
towering — [[t]ta͟ʊərɪŋ[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n If you describe something such as a mountain or cliff as towering, you mean that it is very tall and therefore impressive. [LITERARY] ...towering cliffs of black granite which rise straight out of the sea. 2) ADJ:… … English dictionary
towering — adjective Date: 1592 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
towering — tow|er|ing [ˈtauərıŋ] adj [only before noun] 1.) very tall ▪ great towering cliffs 2.) much better than other people of the same kind = ↑outstanding ▪ a towering genius of his time 3.) in a towering rage very angry … Dictionary of contemporary English
towering — tow|er|ing [ taurıŋ ] adjective 1. ) much taller than surrounding people or things: towering snow covered mountains 2. ) MAINLY JOURNALISM extremely impressive, important, or successful: Picasso is a towering figure in the history of 20th century … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
towering — adjective (only before noun) 1 very tall: great towering cliffs 2 much better than other people of the same kind; outstanding (1): a towering genius of his time 3 in a towering rage very angry … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
towering — UK [ˈtaʊərɪŋ] / US [ˈtaʊrɪŋ] adjective 1) much taller than surrounding people or things towering snow covered mountains 2) mainly journalism extremely impressive, important, or successful Picasso is a towering figure in the history of 20th… … English dictionary
