towering 音标拼音: [t'ɑʊɚɪŋ] [t'ɑʊrɪŋ]
a . 高耸的,激烈的
高耸的,激烈的
towering adj 1 :
of imposing height ;
especially standing out above others ;
"
an eminent peak "; "
lofty mountains "; "
the soaring spires of the cathedral "; "
towering icebergs " [
synonym : {
eminent },
{
lofty }, {
soaring }, {
towering }]
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 .
[
1913 Webster ]
On the other side an high rock towered still .
--
Spenser .
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1913 Webster ]
My lord protector '
s hawks do tower so well . --
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
Towering \
Tow "
er *
ing \,
a .
1 .
Very high ;
elevated ;
rising aloft ;
as ,
a towering height .
--
Pope .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Hence ,
extreme ;
violent ;
surpassing .
[
1913 Webster ]
A man agitated by a towering passion . --
Sir W .
Scott .
[
1913 Webster ]
128 Moby Thesaurus words for "
towering ":
Atlantean ,
Brobdingnagian ,
Cyclopean ,
Gargantuan ,
Herculean ,
Homeric ,
Olympian ,
abysmal ,
aerial ,
airy ,
altitudinous ,
ascending ,
aspiring ,
astronomic ,
august ,
burning ,
colossal ,
consuming ,
cracking ,
crashing ,
distinguished ,
dizzy ,
dominating ,
elephantine ,
elevated ,
eminent ,
enormous ,
epic ,
ethereal ,
exalted ,
excessive ,
exorbitant ,
extraordinary ,
extravagant ,
extreme ,
famous ,
fantastic ,
fiery ,
giant ,
giantlike ,
gigantic ,
glorious ,
godlike ,
great ,
haughty ,
heroic ,
high ,
high -
pitched ,
high -
reaching ,
high -
set ,
high -
up ,
huge ,
immense ,
immoderate ,
imposing ,
impressive ,
incomparable ,
infinite ,
inordinate ,
intemperate ,
intense ,
jumbo ,
lauded ,
lofty ,
magnanimous ,
magnificent ,
majestic ,
mammoth ,
massive ,
mighty ,
mind -
blowing ,
monster ,
monstrous ,
monumental ,
mortal ,
mountainous ,
mounting ,
noble ,
outstanding ,
outtopping ,
overlooking ,
overpowering ,
overtopping ,
overwhelming ,
paramount ,
passionate ,
preeminent ,
prodigious ,
profound ,
prominent ,
renowned ,
sky -
high ,
skyscraping ,
soaring ,
spiring ,
steep ,
stupendous ,
sublime ,
superb ,
superior ,
superlative ,
supernal ,
supreme ,
surpassing ,
tall ,
titanic ,
topless ,
toplofty ,
topping ,
towery ,
transcendent ,
tremendous ,
ultimate ,
unconscionable ,
undue ,
unequally ,
unmatchable ,
unmatched ,
unmeasurable ,
unparalleled ,
unrestrained ,
unsurpassable ,
unsurpassed ,
uplifted ,
upreared ,
vast ,
vehement ,
violent
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