towering

1. 1.

   of imposing height; especially standing out above others

   “an eminent peak”

   “lofty mountains”

   “the soaring spires of the cathedral”

   “towering icebergs”

   Synonymseminentloftysoaring

   Similarhigh

Questions about towering

What does towering mean?

towering means "of imposing height; especially standing out above others".

How many syllables are in towering?

towering has 3 syllables: to-we-ring. The stress falls on "to". In IPA it is /ˈtaʊɚɪŋ/.

What is another word for towering?

Close synonyms include eminent, lofty, soaring. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is towering a common word?

towering is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.