adj
Meaning 1
Very tall or high and dwarfing anything around it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
towering
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈtaʊəɹɪŋ/
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CMU ARPABET: T AW1 ER0 IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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noun
Meaning 2
The act or condition of being high above others.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
present participle and gerund of tower
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Meaning relationships
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adjective satellite
Meaning 4
of imposing height; especially standing out above others
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- an eminent peak
- lofty mountains
- the soaring spires of the cathedral
- towering icebergs
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: eminent, lofty, soaring
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: شَاهِق (šāhiq) — very tall, taller than surrounding objects
- Bulgarian: извисяващ се (izvisjavašt se) — very tall, taller than surrounding objects
- Māori: tīkoke — very tall, taller than surrounding objects
- Māori: tīkokekoke — very tall, taller than surrounding objects
- Māori: paratū — very tall, taller than surrounding objects
- Russian: высо́кий (vysókij) — very tall, taller than surrounding objects
- Russian: возвыша́ющийся (vozvyšájuščijsja) — very tall, taller than surrounding objects
- Russian: вздыма́ющийся (vzdymájuščijsja) — very tall, taller than surrounding objects
- Spanish: altísimo — very tall, taller than surrounding objects
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