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1 towering
adj1) високий; що височить2) що збільшується, зростає3) жахливий; несамовитий; надмірний4) поет. піднесений, величний* * *a1) високий; що підноситьсяa towering hill on the plain — горб, пануючий над рівниною
2) жахливий, несамовитий; надмірнийtowering rage — сальна /несамовита/ лють
3) видатний; великийtowering achievement — найбільше ( наукове) досягнення
4) пoeт. піднесений -
2 towering
a1) високий; що підноситьсяa towering hill on the plain — горб, пануючий над рівниною
2) жахливий, несамовитий; надмірнийtowering rage — сальна /несамовита/ лють
3) видатний; великийtowering achievement — найбільше ( наукове) досягнення
4) пoeт. піднесений
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