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towering

 
Dictionary: tow·er·ing   (tou'ər-ĭng) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Of imposing height.
  2. Outstanding; preeminent: a towering intellect.
  3. Very great or intense: a towering rage.
toweringly tow'er·ing·ly adv.

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adjective

  1. Imposingly high: aerial, airy, lofty, sky-high, soaring. See high/low.
  2. Far beyond what is usual, normal, or customary: exceptional, extraordinary, magnificent, outstanding, preeminent, rare, remarkable, singular, uncommon, unusual. Informal standout. Slang awesome, out of sight. See better/worse, usual/unusual.
  3. Awesomely or forbiddingly intense: overpowering, overwhelming, staggering. See big/small/amount.

Antonyms: towering
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adj

Definition: huge, excessive
Antonyms: dwarfed, little, minor, short, small, tiny


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Of imposing height.

pronunciation It's not the towering sail, but the unseen wind that moves the ship. — Proverb

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - tårnhøj, knejsende

Nederlands (Dutch)
torenhoog

Français (French)
adj. - imposant, colossal, fantastique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - turmhoch, herausragend, gewaltig, hochfliegend, überragend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - πανύψηλος, βίαιος, άγριος (θυμός), τεράστιος, δεσπόζων

Italiano (Italian)
torreggiante

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - muito elevado, grande, violento

Русский (Russian)
возвышающийся, (фиг.) ужасающий, великий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - altísimo, elevado, encumbrado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - imponerande, mäktig, som tornar upp sig, högtflygande (bild.), omåttlig (bild.), våldsam, stormande

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
高耸的, 激烈的, 杰出的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 高聳的, 激烈的, 傑出的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 높이 솟은, 원대한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 高くそびえる, 激烈な, 猛烈な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) عنيف, ضخم, شاهق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮רם, מתנשא, גדול‬


 
 

 

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