to be in a towering rage

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• towering — [tou′ər iŋ] adj. 1. that towers; very high or tall 2. very great, intense, violent, etc. [a towering rage] …   English World dictionary

• rage — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 great anger ADJECTIVE ▪ blind, pure ▪ blinding, boiling, burning, seething, uncontrollable ▪ homicida …   Collocations dictionary

• towering — toweringly, adv. /tow euhr ing/, adj. 1. very high or tall; lofty: a towering oak. 2. surpassing others; very great: a towering figure in American poetry. 3. rising to an extreme degree of violence or intensity: a towering rage. 4. beyond the… …   Universalium

• towering — [[t]ta͟ʊərɪŋ[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n If you describe something such as a mountain or cliff as towering, you mean that it is very tall and therefore impressive. [LITERARY] ...towering cliffs of black granite which rise straight out of the sea. 2) ADJ:… …   English dictionary

• towering — adjective Date: 1592 1. impressively high or great ; imposing < towering pines > 2. reaching a high point of intensity ; overwhelming < a towering rage > 3. going beyond proper bounds ; excessive …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• towering — tow|er|ing [ˈtauərıŋ] adj [only before noun] 1.) very tall ▪ great towering cliffs 2.) much better than other people of the same kind = ↑outstanding ▪ a towering genius of his time 3.) in a towering rage very angry …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• towering — tow|er|ing [ taurıŋ ] adjective 1. ) much taller than surrounding people or things: towering snow covered mountains 2. ) MAINLY JOURNALISM extremely impressive, important, or successful: Picasso is a towering figure in the history of 20th century …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• towering — adjective (only before noun) 1 very tall: great towering cliffs 2 much better than other people of the same kind; outstanding (1): a towering genius of his time 3 in a towering rage very angry …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• towering — UK [ˈtaʊərɪŋ] / US [ˈtaʊrɪŋ] adjective 1) much taller than surrounding people or things towering snow covered mountains 2) mainly journalism extremely impressive, important, or successful Picasso is a towering figure in the history of 20th… …   English dictionary

• rage — Synonyms and related words: Alecto, Megaera, Nemesis, Tisiphone, abandon, acerbity, acrimony, agitation, amok, anger, asperity, assault, attack, babble, barbarize, batter, be angry, be excitable, be insane, be livid, be pissed, bellow, blast,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• towering — tow•er•ing [[t]ˈtaʊ ər ɪŋ[/t]] adj. 1) very high or tall; lofty: a towering oak[/ex] 2) surpassing others; very great 3) rising to an extreme degree of violence or intensity: a towering rage[/ex] 4) beyond the proper or usual limits; inordinate;… …   From formal English to slang