towering : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: towering	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for towering
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
towering adj of imposing height; especially standing out above others; "an eminent peak"; "lofty mountains"; "the soaring spires of the cathedral"; "towering icebergs" Synonym(s): eminent, lofty, soaring, towering
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tower \Tow"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {towered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {towering}.] To rise and overtop other objects; to be lofty or very high; hence, to soar. On the other side an high rock towered still. --Spenser. My lord protector's hawks do tower so well. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Towering \Tow"ering\, a. 1. Very high; elevated; rising aloft; as, a towering* height. --Pope. 2. Hence, extreme; violent; surpassing. A man agitated by a towering passion. --Sir W. Scott.