toweringn.

/ˈtaʊərɪŋ/

Etymology: < tower v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action of tower v. in various senses: spec. †(a) the building of a tower (obsolete rare); (b) rising, soaring; raising; (c) see quot. 1887 and tower n.¹ 8b, tower v. 3c; (d) Photography (see quot. 1891).Sense (a) is apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > [noun]

upgang971

styingc1200

astyingc1220

upstyinga1300

upcomingc1330

risinga1398

upraisingc1400

mounting1440

toweringc1440

lift1470

ascence1481

ascending1482

mount1486

upwith?1507

surrection1509

upgoing1555

rise1573

arise1590

ascension1598

uprest1602

transcendencea1616

ascent1616

mounture1631

resultancea1634

uprise1690

anabasis1706

upshift1839

the world > animals > birds > flight > [noun] > rising from ground > vertically (of wounded bird)

toweringc1440

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > [noun] > above a certain level > making high(er)

raisinga1425

toweringc1440

heightening1598

c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 498/2 Towrynge, turrificacio.

1647 J. Hall Poems ii. 98 Ambitions towrings do some gallants keepe From calmer sleepe.

1750 S. Johnson Rambler No. 72. ⁋5 The hearers either strain their faculties to accompany its towerings, or are left behind in envy and despair.

1887 Coues in Science X. 322 The convulsive muscular action which..results in the well-known ‘towering’ of hard-hit birds.

1891 Internat. Ann. Anthonys Photogr. Bull. 38 How often is it that an otherwise good picture is spoiled by what we might call towering. The top of the building being much narrower than the bottom [etc.].

1894 Yellow Bk. 1 66 Women..gave the best hours of the day to the towering of their coiffures.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

toweringadj.

Etymology: < tower v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtowering.

That towers, in various senses.

a. Rising to a height; standing high; lofty.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > [adjective] > great or considerable

higheOE

steepOE

heaven-highOE

highlyOE

brentc1400

hightc1480

hichty1513

procere1542

tall1548

spiringa1552

towereda1552

tower-like1552

upstretched1563

airy1565

excelse1569

haughty1570

topless1589

lofty1590

procerous1599

kiss-sky1603

skyish1604

topful?1611

aspiringc1620

sky-high1622

hiddy1632

tiptoed1632

sublime1635

towering1638

soaring1687

mountain high1693

clamberinga1717

skied1730

towery1731

pyramidic1740

skyey1750

skyward1792

skyscraping1797

exulting1798

high-reaching1827

steepling1892

high-rise1964

hi1972

1638 T. Herbert Some Yeares Trav. (rev. ed.) 193 A spatious Garden, succinct with a great Towring wall of mud.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Pastorals vii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 34 The towring Ash is fairest in the Woods.

c1743 P. Francis tr. Horace Sec. Poems 46 The cypress, when by storms impell'd,..Low bends the towering head.

1793 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. VII. 501 The hills are steep and towering.

1833 L. Ritchie Wanderings by Loire 21 The girls..with their towering caps of the snowiest muslin.

1859 J. R. Green Lett. (1901) 33 My eye wanders..to the towering dome of the Radcliffe.

b. Of lofty stature; very tall.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > bodily height > tallness > [adjective]

higheOE

longeOE

elegant1516

tall1530

procere1542

tallish1748

towering1756

sesquipedalian1857

1756 S. Johnson Mem. King of Prussia in Lit. Mag. Oct.–Nov. 327 To review this towering regiment was his daily pleasure.

1835 E. Bulwer-Lytton Rienzi I. i. iii. 38 The towering form of the smith.

1894 H. Caine Manxman iii. xii Kate saw him come, a towering dark figure between her and the door.

2. Rising high in flight, as a bird, etc. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > motion in the air > [adjective] > flying (as) with wings > high

high-flying1549

towering1597

high-flown?1609

altivolant1656

high-riding1766

1597 M. Drayton Englands Heroicall Epist. f. 64 ^v Vnder thy towring blade haue couch'd in fight.

1598 F. Meres Palladis Tamia ii. 285 b Yong Charles Fitz-Ieffrey, that high touring Falcon, hath..penned the honourable life and death of worthy sir Francis Drake.

c1673 in Roxburghe Ballads (1887) VI. 271 Where towering Larks do soar on high, In consort, making Melody.

1709 M. Prior To Charles Montague vi Our Hopes, like tow'ring Falcons, aim At Objects in an airy height.

1765 R. Jones New Treat. Artific. Fireworks iv. 128 One rocket on the top of another. When..thus managed, they are called towering rockets.

1892 W. W. Greener Breech-loader 228 If beaters or keepers are not occupied in picking up, and can look after wounded and towering birds.

3. Rising to a height (figurative); exalted; aiming high; ambitious.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > aspiration or ambition > [adjective] > ambitious

affectioneda1533

aspiring1577

ambitious1589

affectionate1598

emulous1609

endfulla1644

ambient1647

towering1665

towery1731

assurgent1881

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > surpassing excellence > [adjective]

sunderlyOE

noblec1330

precellentc1384

passantc1385

especialc1386

passinga1387

surmountingc1407

superlative?a1430

precelling?1435

pre-eminenta1460

outrepassed1477

divine1488

pre-excellenta1500

superexcellent1508

transcending1528

pre-ordinate1543

exceeding1552

superexcelling1554

exquisite1578

surpassingc1580

summary1587

paragon1593

transcendent1598

overmatchful1609

termless1609

overtoppinga1615

paramounta1626

overtowering1639

surpassant1654

transcendental1701

superior1711

towery1731

prize1739

supernala1817

tiptopsome1819

tip-topping1826

par excellence1839

superfine1850

towering1894

1665 S. Patrick Parable of Pilgrim v. 18 Others..teach me to fly aloft in towring speculations.

1702 Eng. Theophrastus 4 Nothing less than the writing of a Play can satisfie his towring Ambition.

1781 W. Cowper Charity 536 A bold remark, but which, if well applied, Would humble many a towering poet's pride.

1840 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece VII. lvi. 179 A man..of towering ambition.

1894 J. Knight D. Garrick iv. 59 No man of towering ability was on the stage.

4. Rising to a high pitch of violence or intensity.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > violent emotion > [adjective] > rising to high pitch of violence or intensity

toweringa1616

high-pitched1896

a1616 W. Shakespeare Hamlet (1623) v. ii. 81 The brauery of his griefe did put me Into a Towring passion.

1817 W. Scott Rob Roy II. v. 105 I was in a towering passion.

1848 C. Dickens Dombey & Son liv. 539 The towering fury and intense abhorrence.

1877 W. Black Green Pastures xxxiii He came down in a towering rage.

Derivatives

ˈtoweringly adv. in a towering manner.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > [adverb] > with upward movement

mountinglya1627

soaringly1817

toweringly1822

ascendingly1880

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > [adverb] > to a great or considerable height

highOE

heaven-high?1518

loftily1548

tower-wise1581

a-cock-hye1598

tally1611

eminently1620

spirally1806

sky-high1818

toweringly1822

1822 E. Irving Let. in Oliphant Life (1862) I. vi. 135 I should rise toweringly aloft into the regions of a very noble and sublime character.

1830 Fraser's Mag. 1 38 Tall palm-trees, that on the plain stood toweringly.

1885 G. Meredith Diana of Crossways I. xiii. 285 The Hercules of dogs..toweringly big.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	towering
释义	toweringn. /ˈtaʊərɪŋ/ Etymology: < tower v. + -ing suffix¹. The action of tower v. in various senses: spec. †(a) the building of a tower (obsolete rare); (b) rising, soaring; raising; (c) see quot. 1887 and tower n.¹ 8b, tower v. 3c; (d) Photography (see quot. 1891).Sense (a) is apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > [noun] upgang971 styingc1200 astyingc1220 upstyinga1300 upcomingc1330 risinga1398 upraisingc1400 mounting1440 toweringc1440 lift1470 ascence1481 ascending1482 mount1486 upwith?1507 surrection1509 upgoing1555 rise1573 arise1590 ascension1598 uprest1602 transcendencea1616 ascent1616 mounture1631 resultancea1634 uprise1690 anabasis1706 upshift1839 the world > animals > birds > flight > [noun] > rising from ground > vertically (of wounded bird) toweringc1440 the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > [noun] > above a certain level > making high(er) raisinga1425 toweringc1440 heightening1598 c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 498/2 Towrynge, turrificacio. 1647 J. Hall Poems ii. 98 Ambitions towrings do some gallants keepe From calmer sleepe. 1750 S. Johnson Rambler No. 72. ⁋5 The hearers either strain their faculties to accompany its towerings, or are left behind in envy and despair. 1887 Coues in Science X. 322 The convulsive muscular action which..results in the well-known ‘towering’ of hard-hit birds. 1891 Internat. Ann. Anthonys Photogr. Bull. 38 How often is it that an otherwise good picture is spoiled by what we might call towering. The top of the building being much narrower than the bottom [etc.]. 1894 Yellow Bk. 1 66 Women..gave the best hours of the day to the towering of their coiffures. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2021). toweringadj. Etymology: < tower v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtowering. That towers, in various senses. 1. a. Rising to a height; standing high; lofty. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > [adjective] > great or considerable higheOE steepOE heaven-highOE highlyOE brentc1400 hightc1480 hichty1513 procere1542 tall1548 spiringa1552 towereda1552 tower-like1552 upstretched1563 airy1565 excelse1569 haughty1570 topless1589 lofty1590 procerous1599 kiss-sky1603 skyish1604 topful?1611 aspiringc1620 sky-high1622 hiddy1632 tiptoed1632 sublime1635 towering1638 soaring1687 mountain high1693 clamberinga1717 skied1730 towery1731 pyramidic1740 skyey1750 skyward1792 skyscraping1797 exulting1798 high-reaching1827 steepling1892 high-rise1964 hi1972 1638 T. Herbert Some Yeares Trav. (rev. ed.) 193 A spatious Garden, succinct with a great Towring wall of mud. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Pastorals vii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 34 The towring Ash is fairest in the Woods. c1743 P. Francis tr. Horace Sec. Poems 46 The cypress, when by storms impell'd,..Low bends the towering head. 1793 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. VII. 501 The hills are steep and towering. 1833 L. Ritchie Wanderings by Loire 21 The girls..with their towering caps of the snowiest muslin. 1859 J. R. Green Lett. (1901) 33 My eye wanders..to the towering dome of the Radcliffe. b. Of lofty stature; very tall. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > bodily height > tallness > [adjective] higheOE longeOE elegant1516 tall1530 procere1542 tallish1748 towering1756 sesquipedalian1857 1756 S. Johnson Mem. King of Prussia in Lit. Mag. Oct.–Nov. 327 To review this towering regiment was his daily pleasure. 1835 E. Bulwer-Lytton Rienzi I. i. iii. 38 The towering form of the smith. 1894 H. Caine Manxman iii. xii Kate saw him come, a towering dark figure between her and the door. 2. Rising high in flight, as a bird, etc. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > motion in the air > [adjective] > flying (as) with wings > high high-flying1549 towering1597 high-flown?1609 altivolant1656 high-riding1766 1597 M. Drayton Englands Heroicall Epist. f. 64 ^v Vnder thy towring blade haue couch'd in fight. 1598 F. Meres Palladis Tamia ii. 285 b Yong Charles Fitz-Ieffrey, that high touring Falcon, hath..penned the honourable life and death of worthy sir Francis Drake. c1673 in Roxburghe Ballads (1887) VI. 271 Where towering Larks do soar on high, In consort, making Melody. 1709 M. Prior To Charles Montague vi Our Hopes, like tow'ring Falcons, aim At Objects in an airy height. 1765 R. Jones New Treat. Artific. Fireworks iv. 128 One rocket on the top of another. When..thus managed, they are called towering rockets. 1892 W. W. Greener Breech-loader 228 If beaters or keepers are not occupied in picking up, and can look after wounded and towering birds. 3. Rising to a height (figurative); exalted; aiming high; ambitious. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > aspiration or ambition > [adjective] > ambitious affectioneda1533 aspiring1577 ambitious1589 affectionate1598 emulous1609 endfulla1644 ambient1647 towering1665 towery1731 assurgent1881 the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > surpassing excellence > [adjective] sunderlyOE noblec1330 precellentc1384 passantc1385 especialc1386 passinga1387 surmountingc1407 superlative?a1430 precelling?1435 pre-eminenta1460 outrepassed1477 divine1488 pre-excellenta1500 superexcellent1508 transcending1528 pre-ordinate1543 exceeding1552 superexcelling1554 exquisite1578 surpassingc1580 summary1587 paragon1593 transcendent1598 overmatchful1609 termless1609 overtoppinga1615 paramounta1626 overtowering1639 surpassant1654 transcendental1701 superior1711 towery1731 prize1739 supernala1817 tiptopsome1819 tip-topping1826 par excellence1839 superfine1850 towering1894 1665 S. Patrick Parable of Pilgrim v. 18 Others..teach me to fly aloft in towring speculations. 1702 Eng. Theophrastus 4 Nothing less than the writing of a Play can satisfie his towring Ambition. 1781 W. Cowper Charity 536 A bold remark, but which, if well applied, Would humble many a towering poet's pride. 1840 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece VII. lvi. 179 A man..of towering ambition. 1894 J. Knight D. Garrick iv. 59 No man of towering ability was on the stage. 4. Rising to a high pitch of violence or intensity. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > violent emotion > [adjective] > rising to high pitch of violence or intensity toweringa1616 high-pitched1896 a1616 W. Shakespeare Hamlet (1623) v. ii. 81 The brauery of his griefe did put me Into a Towring passion. 1817 W. Scott Rob Roy II. v. 105 I was in a towering passion. 1848 C. Dickens Dombey & Son liv. 539 The towering fury and intense abhorrence. 1877 W. Black Green Pastures xxxiii He came down in a towering rage. Derivatives ˈtoweringly adv. in a towering manner. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > [adverb] > with upward movement mountinglya1627 soaringly1817 toweringly1822 ascendingly1880 the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > [adverb] > to a great or considerable height highOE heaven-high?1518 loftily1548 tower-wise1581 a-cock-hye1598 tally1611 eminently1620 spirally1806 sky-high1818 toweringly1822 1822 E. Irving Let. in Oliphant Life (1862) I. vi. 135 I should rise toweringly aloft into the regions of a very noble and sublime character. 1830 Fraser's Mag. 1 38 Tall palm-trees, that on the plain stood toweringly. 1885 G. Meredith Diana of Crossways I. xiii. 285 The Hercules of dogs..toweringly big. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.c1440adj.1597
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