of imposing height; especially standing out above others; "an eminent peak"; "lofty mountains"; "the soaring spires of the cathedral"; "towering iceburgs"
emphasis If you describe someone or something as towering, you are emphasizing that they are impressive because of their importance, skill, or intensity. He remains a towering figure in modern British politics
If you describe something such as a mountain or cliff as towering, you mean that it is very tall and therefore impressive. towering cliffs of black granite which rise straight out of the sea
very tall, particularly used to denote something that is taller than anything around it