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Meanings of towering in anglès

Of imposing height; especially standing out above others.

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Usage of towering in anglès
1
He was very young, but he had a great and towering vision.
Empire of the Summer Moon
2
In all directions it looked the same; straight towering trunks, saplings, undergrowth.
Blazed Trail Stories, and Stories of the Wild Life
3
The little clearings made scarcely an impression in the towering virgin forests.
The Foolish Virgin
4
Throughout the towering Shape was awful movement; its units writhed within it.
The Metal Monster
5
As they moved forward, the maples gave way slowly to towering fir.
The adventures of button
6
At that time Miles arrives at his front, in a towering rage.
The Great Conspiracy, Volume 3
7
The Leaving Cert occupies a towering place in the Irish education landscape.
The Irish Times
8
Cathy and Alice walked among towering grass, arms around each other-bestfriends.
East of eden
9
Well might Kenric seek in vain for the towering helm of Roderic.
The Thirsty Sword: A Story of the Norse Invasion of Scotland (12...
10
He turned and looked up at the great towering mass of Gibraltar.
Colors Aloft!
11
He turned his burning head, and saw Heyst towering in the doorway.
Victory: An Island Tale
12
The towering building is buried in bloated banks of savage, biting elements.
The Art of Public Speaking
13
The visitors were level, though, thanks to a towering Willy Boly header.
The South African
14
One, the towering man, had drawn suddenly back; the other was falling.
The Everlasting Whisper
15
On the towering wall of the house every window was tightly shuttered.
The Happy End
16
It is rampart, towering and impregnable, between the garden and the desert.
The California Birthday Book / Prose and Poetical Selections fro...
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Ireland
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Australia
Common
United States of America
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