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1 towering
attributive adjective2) (fig.) herausragend [Leistung, Gestalt]* * *1) (very high: towering cliffs.) turmhoch* * *tow·er·ing[ˈtaʊərɪŋ, AM ˈtaʊɚ-]1. (very high) hoch aufragend2. (very great) überragend\towering rage maßloser Zorna \towering temper ein zügelloses Temperament* * *['taʊərɪŋ]adjthe boy stood before the towering figure of his father — der Schüler stand vor der hoch aufragenden Gestalt seines Vaters
a towering rage — eine rasende or unbändige Wut
one of the towering giants of literature — eine der einsamen Größen der Literatur, ein Titan m der Literatur
* * *towering [ˈtaʊərıŋ] adj (adv toweringly)1. turmhoch (aufragend), hoch-, aufragend2. fig gewaltig, maßlos:be in a towering rage vor Wut rasen* * *attributive adjective2) (fig.) herausragend [Leistung, Gestalt]3) (fig.): (violent, intense) blind [Wut]; maßlos [Ehrgeiz, Stolz]* * *adj.emporragend adj.gewaltig adj.sich erhebend adj.
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