towering

Of imposing height.

Outstanding; preeminent.

Very great or intense.

Very tall or lofty: as, towering heights.

Exceedingly or increasingly violent; rising to an extreme height or intense degree: as, a towering rage.

In heraldry, same as soarant.

The act of one who towers; specifically, the convulsive action of a bird which, when wounded in a certain way, flies straight up in the air as long as life lasts, and then drops dead; also, the flight thus made. See the quotation.

Very high; elevated; rising aloft.

Hence, extreme; violent; surpassing.

Present participle of tower.