Towering vs Tallest - What's the difference?
towering | tallest |
Very tall or high, particularly used to denote something that is taller than anything around it.
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*:So this was my future home, I thought!Backed by towering hills, the but faintly discernible purple line of the French boundary off to the southwest, a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams.
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, title= The act or condition of being high above others.
* 1829 , John Timbs, Laconics: Or, The Best Words of the Best Authors
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(tall)
(of a person) Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be considered to be tall.
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Having its top a long way up; having a great vertical (and often greater than horizontal) extent; high.
(of a story) Hard to believe, such as a tall story or a tall tale.
(chiefly, US, of a cup of coffee) A cup of coffee smaller than grande, usually 8 ounces.
(obsolete) Obsequious; obedient.
(obsolete) Seemly; suitable; fitting, becoming, comely; attractive, handsome.
(obsolete) Bold; brave; courageous; valiant.
(archaic) Fine; proper; admirable; great; excellent.
As adjectives the difference between towering and tallest
is that towering is very tall or high, particularly used to denote something that is taller than anything around it while tallest is superlative of tall.As a verb towering
is present participle of lang=en.As a noun towering
is the act or condition of being high above others.towering
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Verb
(head)Adjective
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Noun
(en noun)- Gaiety seldom fails to give some pain; the hearers either strain their faculties to accompany its towerings , or are left behind in envy or despair.
- But I am an old hawk at the sport; and wrote her such a cool, deliberate, prudent reply, as brought my bird from the aerial towerings pop down at my foot like Corporal Trim's hat.