Associations to the word «Towering»

Wiktionary

TOWERING, verb. Present participle of tower
TOWERING, adjective. Very tall or high, particularly used to denote something that is taller than anything around it.
TOWERING, noun. The act or condition of being high above others.
TOWERING INFERNO, noun. A tall fire, as of a building.
TOWERING INFERNO, noun. A powerful, untamed force.
TOWERING INFERNOS, noun. Plural of towering inferno

Dictionary definition

TOWERING, adjective. Of imposing height; especially standing out above others; "an eminent peak"; "lofty mountains"; "the soaring spires of the cathedral"; "towering icebergs".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats