Towering — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

appear very large or occupy a commanding position

of imposing height; especially standing out above others

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈaʊɚɹɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈaʊəɹɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈaʊəɹɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /tˈaʊɚɹɪŋ/.

Examples

The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain
Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall
an eminent peak

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

soaring tower loom lofty eminent hulk predominate

Parts of Speech

verb	appear very large or occupy a commanding position “The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain”
adjective	of imposing height; especially standing out above others “an eminent peak”

Word Forms

tower	noun	anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower
predomination	noun	the quality of being more noticeable than anything else
hulk	noun	a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
loftiness	noun	impressiveness in scale or proportion

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

hoch aufragend

erscheinen sehr groß oder nehmen eine beherrschende Stellung ein

🇫🇷French

imposant

paraître très grand ou occuper une position dominante

🇪🇸Spanish

imponente

parecer muy grande u ocupar una posición dominante

🇮🇹Italian

imponente

apparire molto grande o occupare una posizione dominante

🇳🇱Dutch

torenhoog

erg groot lijken of een dominante positie innemen

🇵🇹Portuguese

imponente

parecer muito grande ou ocupar uma posição de comando

🇷🇺Russian

возвышающийся

выглядеть очень большим или занимать командную позицию

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ऊंचा

बहुत बड़े दिखाई देते हैं या एक कमांडिंग स्थिति पर कब्जा कर लेते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

সুউচ্চ

খুব বড় প্রদর্শিত বা একটি কমান্ডিং অবস্থান দখল

🇮🇳Tamil

உயர்ந்து நிற்கும்

மிகப் பெரியதாகத் தோன்றும் அல்லது கட்டளையிடும் நிலையை ஆக்கிரமிக்கின்றன

🇮🇳Telugu

మహోన్నతమైనది

చాలా పెద్దదిగా కనిపిస్తుంది లేదా కమాండింగ్ స్థానాన్ని ఆక్రమించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

उंच

खूप मोठे दिसतात किंवा कमांडिंग पोझिशन व्यापतात

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિશાળ

ખૂબ મોટા દેખાય છે અથવા કમાન્ડિંગ પોઝિશન પર કબજો કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಎತ್ತರದ

ತುಂಬಾ ದೊಡ್ಡದಾಗಿ ಕಾಣಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತದೆ ಅಥವಾ ಕಮಾಂಡಿಂಗ್ ಸ್ಥಾನವನ್ನು ಪಡೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉയർന്നു നിൽക്കുന്നു

വളരെ വലുതായി കാണപ്പെടുന്നു അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഒരു കമാൻഡിംഗ് സ്ഥാനം വഹിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉੱਚਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

بلند

بہت بڑے دکھائی دیتے ہیں یا کمانڈنگ پوزیشن پر قبضہ کرتے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

参天

显得很大或占据主导地位

🇯🇵Japanese

そびえ立つ

非常に大きく見える、または支配的な地位を占める

🇰🇷Korean

높이 솟은

매우 크게 보이거나 지휘적인 위치를 차지함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cao chót vót

xuất hiện rất lớn hoặc chiếm một vị trí chỉ huy

🇹🇭Thai

สูงตระหง่าน

ดูใหญ่โตมากหรือครองตำแหน่งผู้บังคับบัญชา

🇮🇩Indonesian

tinggi

tampak sangat besar atau menempati posisi komando

🇵🇭Filipino

matayog

lumilitaw na napakalaki o sumasakop sa isang namumunong posisyon

🇲🇾Malay

menjulang tinggi

kelihatan sangat besar atau menduduki kedudukan memerintah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شاهق

تبدو كبيرة جدًا أو تشغل موقعًا قياديًا

🇮🇷Persian

سر به فلک کشیده

بسیار بزرگ به نظر می رسد یا موقعیت فرماندهی را اشغال می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

yüksek

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִתנַשֵׂא

נראה גדול מאוד או תופס עמדה פיקודית

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