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  1.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                    

    Tower \Tow"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. towered; p. pr. & vb. n. towering.] To rise and overtop other objects; to be lofty or very high; hence, to soar. [1913 Webster]

    On the other side an high rock towered still. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

    My lord protector's hawks do tower so well. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

  2.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                    

    Towering \Tow"er*ing\, a. 1. Very high; elevated; rising aloft; as, a towering height. --Pope. [1913 Webster]

    2. Hence, extreme; violent; surpassing. [1913 Webster]

    A man agitated by a towering passion. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]