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tow´er|ing|ly — tow|er|ing «TOW uhr ihng», adjective. 1. very high; lofty: »a towering mountain peak. 2. very tall: »a towering basketball player. 3. Figurative. very great: »towering ambition. Making electricity from atomic power is a towering achievement. 4.… … Useful english dictionary
tow|er|ing — «TOW uhr ihng», adjective. 1. very high; lofty: »a towering mountain peak. 2. very tall: »a towering basketball player. 3. Figurative. very great: »towering ambition. Making electricity from atomic power is a towering achievement. 4. Figurative.… … Useful english dictionary
tow|el|ing — «TOW uh lihng», noun. material used for towels, especially cotton … Useful english dictionary
tow — bul·tow; ling·tow; tow·abil·i·ty; tow·able; tow·age; tow·an; tow; tow·er·ing·ly; tow·er·man; tow·ery; tow·hee; tow·ie; tow·man; tow·mond; tow·ser; TOW; kow·tow; swa·tow; tow·er; tow·mont; … English syllables
toweringly — tow·er·ing·ly … English syllables
towering — tow•er•ing [[t]ˈtaʊ ər ɪŋ[/t]] adj. 1) very high or tall; lofty: a towering oak[/ex] 2) surpassing others; very great 3) rising to an extreme degree of violence or intensity: a towering rage[/ex] 4) beyond the proper or usual limits; inordinate;… … From formal English to slang
toweling — tow•el•ing [[t]ˈtaʊ ə lɪŋ, ˈtaʊ lɪŋ[/t]] n. tex a narrow fabric of cotton or linen, in plain, twill, or huck weave, used for hand towels or dishtowels Also, esp. brit. tow′el•ling. Etymology: 1575–85 … From formal English to slang
towering — tow|er|ing [ˈtauərıŋ] adj [only before noun] 1.) very tall ▪ great towering cliffs 2.) much better than other people of the same kind = ↑outstanding ▪ a towering genius of his time 3.) in a towering rage very angry … Dictionary of contemporary English
toweling — tow|el|ing [ tauəlıŋ ] noun uncount thick cloth used for making TOWELS … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
towering — tow|er|ing [ taurıŋ ] adjective 1. ) much taller than surrounding people or things: towering snow covered mountains 2. ) MAINLY JOURNALISM extremely impressive, important, or successful: Picasso is a towering figure in the history of 20th century … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
