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towering

['tauərɪŋ]

прил.

  1. высокий, вздымающийся; возвышающийся

  2. растущий, увеличивающийся

  3. неистовый, страшный, ужасный, чрезмерный

Examples from texts

Only the moan of the wind between the towering rock walls answered.
Ответом был лишь стон ветра между возвышающимися, как башни, скалами.
Goodkind, Terry / The pillars of creationГудкайнд, Терри / Седьмое правило Волшебника: Столпы творения
Седьмое правило Волшебника: Столпы творения
Гудкайнд, Терри
© Теrry Goodkind, 2001
© Перевод Н.Романецкий, 2003
© ООО "Издательство ACT", 2003
The pillars of creation
Goodkind, Terry
© 2001 by Теrry Goodkind
It rose up from out of the night, a towering, dark band of shadow.
Казалось, горы вставали из мрака ночи черной глыбой застывших теней.
Brooks, Terry / The Wishsong of ShannaraБрукс, Терри / Песнь Шаннары
Песнь Шаннары
Брукс, Терри
The Wishsong of Shannara
Brooks, Terry
© 1985 by Terrence D. Brooks
But Brother Archangias, in a towering passion, raised himself on tiptoe behind him, and, stretching out his fist and wagging his churlish head, thundered forth: 'May the devil take you, you brigand's daughter!
Но брат Арканжиа грозно вырос за ним, вытянул кулак и, потрясая своей огромной головой, проревел: – Дьявол тебя возьми, разбойничья дочь!
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionЗоля, Эмиль / Проступок аббата Муре
Проступок аббата Муре
Золя, Эмиль
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
Tall windows fronted the building between towering white marble columns topped with gold capitals.
Высокие окна на фасадах домов располагались между величественными белыми мраморными колоннами, венчаемыми золотыми капителями.
Goodkind, Terry / The pillars of creationГудкайнд, Терри / Седьмое правило Волшебника: Столпы творения
Седьмое правило Волшебника: Столпы творения
Гудкайнд, Терри
© Теrry Goodkind, 2001
© Перевод Н.Романецкий, 2003
© ООО "Издательство ACT", 2003
The pillars of creation
Goodkind, Terry
© 2001 by Теrry Goodkind
He sounded frenzied, and chmiped his walker toward the others, away from the towering white creature who had helped him into it.
Он выглядел совершенно ошеломленным и, опираясь на свою подпорку, побрел к остальным, прочь от огромного белого существа.
Bradley, Marion,Zimmer, Paul Edwin / The SurvivorsБрэдли, Марион,Зиммер, Пол Э. / Уцелевшие
Уцелевшие
Брэдли, Марион,Зиммер, Пол Э.
The Survivors
Bradley, Marion,Zimmer, Paul Edwin
© 1979, by Marion Zimmer Bradley and Paul Edward Zimmer
The evening was drawing on; the clear Utopian sky was glowing with the gold of sunset and a towering mass of cloud above the lake was fading from pink to a dark purple, when Mr. Rupert Catskill imposed himself upon Mr.Barnstaple's attention.
Уже вечерело, и ясное утопийское небо горело закатным золотом, а курчавые башни облаков над озером меняли цвета, становясь из розовых темно-лиловыми, когда внимание мистера Барнстейпла внезапно привлек мистер Руперт Кэтскилл.
Wells, Herbert George / Men Like GodsУэллс, Герберт / Люди как боги
Люди как боги
Уэллс, Герберт
© Издательство "Правда", 1964
Men Like Gods
Wells, Herbert George
© 1922 and 1923 by H. G. Wells
Another figure moved to the other side of Gaelen; he was enormous, towering above all the other youths.
— Его громадный спутник подошел к Гаэлену с другой стороны.
Gemmell, David / The Hawk EternalГеммел, Дэвид / Вечный ястреб
Вечный ястреб
Геммел, Дэвид
The Hawk Eternal
Gemmell, David
© 1995 by David A. Gemmell
He stepped onto the elevated safety walk and headed along it toward one of the several plazas built all around the towering structure of Forever Center.
Фрост ступил на эскалатор, направляясь к одной из площадок, окружавших громадное здание Нетленного Центра.
Simak, Clifford D. / Why Call Them Back from HeavenСаймак, Клиффорд Д. / Зачем их звать обратно с небес?
Зачем их звать обратно с небес?
Саймак, Клиффорд Д.
© Перевод. А. Левкин, 2005
© 1967 by Clifford D. Simak
Why Call Them Back from Heaven
Simak, Clifford D.
©, 1967, by Clifford D. Simak
The leafy branches of a towering tree stuck out over his head, but he had no thought for that.
Высящиеся над стеной деревья протягивали покрытые листьями ветви над головой Ранда, но он не замечал их.
Jordan, Robert / The Eye of the WorldДжордан, Роберт / Око мира
Око мира
Джордан, Роберт
The Eye of the World
Jordan, Robert
© 1990 by Robert Jordan
A vast fortress rose up from within the city, its sheer white walls towering above the carpet of buildings outside, bright sunlight glinting on shining domes within.
В центре Адуи располагалась огромная крепость. Ее отвесные белые стены возвышались над ковром городских строений, солнечный свет сверкал на ярких куполах.
Abercrombie, Joe / The Blade ItselfАберкромби, Джо / Кровь и железо
Кровь и железо
Аберкромби, Джо
© 2006 by Joe Abercrombie.
© Перевод. В. Иванов, 2008
© Издание на русском языке. ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2008
The Blade Itself
Abercrombie, Joe
© 2007 by Joe Abercrombie
The runners reached the two-mile mark and swung along the top of the slope, past a towering cliff of chalk, and into the trees on the long curve towards home.
Бегуны достигли двухмильной отметки, обогнули большой меловой утес и повернули по лесной тропе к дому.
Gemmell, David / The Hawk EternalГеммел, Дэвид / Вечный ястреб
Вечный ястреб
Геммел, Дэвид
The Hawk Eternal
Gemmell, David
© 1995 by David A. Gemmell
Out from the towering flat crags and apartment peaks of the cliff dwellers of New York steals an army of beings that were once men.
С высоких утесов башенных квартир, с вершин меблированных комнат, в которых обитают горные жители Нью-Йорка, спускается армия существ, которые когда-то были людьми.
O.Henry / Ulysses and the DogmanГенри, О. / Улисс и собачник
Улисс и собачник
Генри, О.
Ulysses and the Dogman
O.Henry
Another flash of lightning illuminated the pale, towering terror of Sue, the most complete Tyrannosaurus skeleton mankind has ever discovered.
Новая вспышка молнии осветила белую, кошмарную громаду Сью — самого полного скелета тираннозавра, найденного до сих пор людьми.
Butcher, Jim / Dead BeatБатчер, Джим / Барабаны зомби
Барабаны зомби
Батчер, Джим
© Jim Butcher, 2005
© Перевод Н.К. Кудряшев, 2006
© Издание на русском языке AST Publishers, 2010
Dead Beat
Butcher, Jim
© Jim Butcher, 2005
The slopes of Otz and the distant Valley of Lost Souls held nothing to compel my interest then; but, towering far above me, the tower’s carved wall riveted my keenest attention.
Склоны горы Оц и далекая долина не заключали в себе ничего, что могло бы вызвать мой интерес. Но громоздящиеся надо мною стены башни, сплошь покрытые орнаментами, привлекли мое внимание.
Burroughs, Edgar Rice / The Warlord of MarsБерроуз, Эдгар / Владыка Марса
Владыка Марса
Берроуз, Эдгар
© Барбис Л. Р. Б., 1991
The Warlord of Mars
Burroughs, Edgar Rice
© 1913,1914 Frank A. Munsey Company
After the towering buildings of Manhattan, something about the borough always felt a little quaint to him.
Привыкший к громадным зданиям Манхэттена, в этом районе города он всегда чувствовал себя как-то странно и неуютно.
Zahn, Timothy / The Green And The GrayЗан, Тимоти / Зеленые и серые
Зеленые и серые
Зан, Тимоти
The Green And The Gray
Zahn, Timothy
© 2004 by Timothy Zahn

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'tauərɪŋAdjectiveвысокий; вздымающийся; возвышающийся

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Collocations

absorbing tower
поглотительная башня
absorption tower
абсорбционная башня
aeration tower
аэратор
aerodrome control tower
аэродромная диспетчерская вышка
air traffic control tower
командно-диспетчерский пункт
alkaline tower
поглотительная башня с щелочным орошением
alkylate rerun tower
колонна для ректификации алкилата
anchor tower
анкерная опора
anemometer tower
анемометрическая вышка
angle-tension tower
анкерно-угловая опора
antenna tower
антенная мачта
atmospheric cooling tower
открытая градирня
batter-leg tower
пилон с косыми стойками
bell tower
колокольня
bridge tower
башня моста

Word forms

tower

verb
Basic forms
Pasttowered
Imperativetower
Present Participle (Participle I)towering
Past Participle (Participle II)towered
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I towerwe tower
you toweryou tower
he/she/it towersthey tower
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am toweringwe are towering
you are toweringyou are towering
he/she/it is toweringthey are towering
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have toweredwe have towered
you have toweredyou have towered
he/she/it has toweredthey have towered
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been toweringwe have been towering
you have been toweringyou have been towering
he/she/it has been toweringthey have been towering
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I toweredwe towered
you toweredyou towered
he/she/it toweredthey towered
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was toweringwe were towering
you were toweringyou were towering
he/she/it was toweringthey were towering
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had toweredwe had towered
you had toweredyou had towered
he/she/it had toweredthey had towered
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been toweringwe had been towering
you had been toweringyou had been towering
he/she/it had been toweringthey had been towering
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will towerwe shall/will tower
you will toweryou will tower
he/she/it will towerthey will tower
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be toweringwe shall/will be towering
you will be toweringyou will be towering
he/she/it will be toweringthey will be towering
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have toweredwe shall/will have towered
you will have toweredyou will have towered
he/she/it will have toweredthey will have towered
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been toweringwe shall/will have been towering
you will have been toweringyou will have been towering
he/she/it will have been toweringthey will have been towering
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would towerwe should/would tower
you would toweryou would tower
he/she/it would towerthey would tower
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be toweringwe should/would be towering
you would be toweringyou would be towering
he/she/it would be toweringthey would be towering
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have toweredwe should/would have towered
you would have toweredyou would have towered
he/she/it would have toweredthey would have towered
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been toweringwe should/would have been towering
you would have been toweringyou would have been towering
he/she/it would have been toweringthey would have been towering
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am toweredwe are towered
you are toweredyou are towered
he/she/it is toweredthey are towered
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being toweredwe are being towered
you are being toweredyou are being towered
he/she/it is being toweredthey are being towered
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been toweredwe have been towered
you have been toweredyou have been towered
he/she/it has been toweredthey have been towered
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was toweredwe were towered
you were toweredyou were towered
he/she/it was toweredthey were towered
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being toweredwe were being towered
you were being toweredyou were being towered
he/she/it was being toweredthey were being towered
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been toweredwe had been towered
you had been toweredyou had been towered
he/she/it had been toweredthey had been towered
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be toweredwe shall/will be towered
you will be toweredyou will be towered
he/she/it will be toweredthey will be towered
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been toweredwe shall/will have been towered
you will have been toweredyou will have been towered
he/she/it will have been toweredthey will have been towered