verb
definition
To be very tall.
example
The office block towered into the sky.
definition
To be high or lofty; to soar.
definition
To soar into.
noun
definition
The act or condition of being high above others.
adjective
definition
Very tall or high, so as to dwarf anything around it.
Examples of towering in a Sentence
It forms a towering mass of granite about 3000 ft.
The towering, slender man was looking over a list with a frown.
Walled in by towering rocks and watered by a perennial stream, Petra not only possessed the advantages of a fortress but controlled the main commercial routes which passed through it to Gaza in the west, to Bostra and Damascus in the north, to Elath and Leuce Come on the Red Sea, and across the desert to the Persian Gulf.
The village of Ouray lay snuggled at the terminus of a long valley, wrapped in a box canyon by the towering San Juans to the east, west and south.
They were unable to stand against the coldness of the king, against the hostility of the powerful and selfish faction of Bedford Whigs, and, above all, against the towering predominance of William Pitt.
She stared at the towering man with red eyes, not sensing him at all.
He led her to the uppermost floor of the castle, to a hallway with magnificent views of a green valley with towering trees.
Jenn demanded, stepping between the women and the towering vamp.
She is described as a large woman, towering above all the cavaliers of her court, but very well shaped for her size, easy and graceful in her person, of a majestic bearing, but with an awfulness in her countenance which revolted those who disliked her.
Alone, or in groups, or in long aisles, towering above the plantations or its fellow trees of the forest, its beautiful crest dominates every landscape.
Massive, towering roofs, which impart an air of stateliness even to a wooden building and yet, by their graceful curves, avoid any suggestion of ponderosity, were still confined to Buddhist edifices.
They can range from small landscape plant to majestic, towering trees reaching 100 feet tall or more.
She dozed in the car during the forty-five-minute drive into northern Virginia, where her sister's fiancé owned a mansion secreted behind towering shrubbery and a gate that swung open to welcome her.
In the Torridon district they can be seen towering bed above bed to a height of about 4000 ft., but they must be at least Io,000 ft.
Ashley exclaimed, darting around the towering vampire.
We saw towering tabular bergs around the ship being battered by the waves.
There were no towering columns of spume, no anglers clinging like shipwrecked mariners to the rocks.
Each had a huge church towering above all else.
Neither young man noticed the towering dark shadow that rose from behind the tombstone until it was too late.
The quiet country roads and isolated highways, such as U.S. 101, provide visitors a taste of towering forests and rolling hills.
Surrounded by majestic towering mountains and the azure waters of the Sea of Cortez, this spectacular spa setting creates an enchanting environment that is truly unprecedented.
The town of Ouray rests at the boxed-in end of the narrowing Uncompahgre Valley, which spreads from the towering San Juan Mountains in roughly a northwest direction, dropping elevation as the valley gradually widens.
The stalls, especially the towering corner-stalls with their ornate carving filled with figures, in Amiens Cathedral are very fine; they date from 1508-1520.
As the boat came abreast of the towering rock, some members of the crew loaded and ran out a small brass cannon.
But in the field of music education, Kodály is a towering figure, hugely admired all over the globe.
Jones ' guitar lines switch from delicate arpeggio one minute to towering riff the next.
So far, not exactly a towering tribute to stakeholder capitalism, is it?
Inside these towering properties, smoking cauldrons of yak butter tea are tended by women with ruddy cheeks scorched by the elements.
He's out there on a bay surrounded by towering cliffs, striking two pebbles together.
Meanwhile the man responsible for this waste is showing off his towering intellect.
These spectacular ruins dominate the landscape, with the remains of the rose window towering above the inn opposite.
By day three we were in the modest town of Douentza after a magical afternoon bus ride through towering mesas and unlikely sandstone pinnacles.
The venue was a delight, wooden cabins in a pine forest with a nearby lake and towering snow-capped mountains in the distance.
A grandly towering fusion of jazz funk, eccentric samples and lush vocals nailed to a chassis of crackling grooves and pounding percussion.
Enjoy everything from incredible mountain views to towering skyscrapers.
Hell's been done many times in computer games, but fighting elite angels among beautiful towering spires could be cool.
Then there's the Cathedral itself, a towering gothic beauty boasting the tallest spire in France.
The fronds of towering palm trees jostle for position above the medieval ramparts where nesting storks colonize each vacant turret.
With huge towering cliffs all around, the scenery was pretty dramatic to say the least.
Its combination of unspoiled wilderness, glimmering glaciers, towering mountains, and quaint waterfront communities, make it a dream vacation destination for cruisers of all ages.
Alaska last minute cruises are your ticket to view some of America's most awe-inspiring sights, from glimmering glaciers and rich forests to towering mountains and exotic wildlife, at drastically reduced prices.
Alaska's famed Inside Passage is a stunning narrow waterway nestled between towering mountains, quaint waterfront communities, and the Pacific Ocean.
The leaves of this Day Lily were overhanging the banks of the stream, intermingled with the Fern fronds, while the flower-heads, tall and straight, were towering upwards.
B. superbus, a magnificent plant with towering spikes of yellow flowers, are notable varieties.
Snapdragons are available in a wide range of sizes and colors ranging from dwarf snapdragon plants only inches tall to towering garden monsters that need staking to remain upright.
Flower favorites include sunflower mixes with huge, towering varieties great for gardening with kids and interesting white-flowered zinnias.
When Kratos arrives he finds the city close to total destruction, and there, in the middle of all the carnage, is Aries towering higher than the tallest buildings, ravaging what is left of the people.
Cities - Towering buildings and manmade structures require feng shui cures.
You can find delicate feather trees, artificial Christmas trees, pre-lit life-like trees, and towering live spruces or firs.
Tucked away within the towering redwoods of the Santa Cruz Mountains sits the Brookdale Lodge.