26984 words

towering

3 definitions • 5 examples
1
very high and making people feel respect:

Examples:

the towering walls of the Acropolis
2
very great:

Examples:

a towering figure in the art world
Laurence Olivier's Othello was a towering performance.
3
very high or very great:

Examples:

Fielder hit a towering home run.
Bresson’s towering masterpiece explores the nature of freedom.

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