- present participle of tower.
towering
Example Sentences
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The towering stainless steel rocket, standing taller than a 30 story building, ignited all 33 of its engines and climbed into the sky.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
The “almost” will be the crux of the storyline—without a towering, wooden, propane-fired “man” to burn one year, the festival can’t rise phoenix-like the next.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
"We want to push justice to investigate," he says, gesturing to the towering new buildings surrounding Tirana's central Skenderbeg Square.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
It’s surrounded by a six-acre preservation full of towering conifers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
They seem small, bobbing in the river beneath towering old trees.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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