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- [tou-er-ing]
- /ˈtaʊ ər ɪŋ/
- /ˈtaʊə.rɪŋ/
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- [tou-er-ing]
- /ˈtaʊ ər ɪŋ/
Definitions of towering word
- adjective towering very high or tall; lofty: a towering oak. 1
- adjective towering surpassing others; very great: a towering figure in American poetry. 1
- adjective towering rising to an extreme degree of violence or intensity: a towering rage. 1
- adjective towering beyond the proper or usual limits; inordinate; excessive: towering pride; towering ambitions. 1
- noun towering a building or structure high in proportion to its lateral dimensions, either isolated or forming part of a building. 1
- noun towering such a structure used as or intended for a stronghold, fortress, prison, etc. 1
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Origin of towering
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
late Middle English word dating back to 1400-50; See origin at tower1, -ing2
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Parts of speech for Towering
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
towering popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
towering usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for towering
adj towering
- absonant — inharmonious
- alpine — Alpine means existing in or relating to mountains, especially the ones in Switzerland.
- altitudinous — pertaining to altitude or height
- beanstalk — the stem of a bean plant
- fantastic — conceived or appearing as if conceived by an unrestrained imagination; odd and remarkable; bizarre; grotesque: fantastic rock formations; fantastic designs.
noun towering
adjective towering
- elephantine — Of, resembling, or characteristic of an elephant or elephants, especially in being large, clumsy, or awkward.
- elevated — Situated or placed higher than the surrounding area.
- excessive — More than is necessary, normal, or desirable; immoderate.
- exorbitant — (of a price or amount charged) unreasonably high.
- mountainous — (of a region) having many mountains.
Antonyms for towering
adjective towering
- dwarfed — a person of abnormally small stature owing to a pathological condition, especially one suffering from cretinism or some other disease that produces disproportion or deformation of features and limbs.
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