towering

Preposition: above

• city: Edinburgh is a walker's paradise, with the impressive castle towering above the city atop an extinct volcano.
• water: From afar, the two buildings offer the approaching visitor an impressive vista: two gleaming structures towering above the waters of the docks.
• other: Literally towering above all others is the village of San Gimignano, which sits serenely on a hill overlooking the Elsa Valley.

Preposition: over

• rest: Resorts & Excursions Mdina Mdina is perched on a high plateau towering over the rest of the island.
• city: By now you must have seen the Norwich Union Yorkshire Wheel towering over the city.
• valley: Always a quality trip with Ben Nevis towering over the valley.
• mountain: The afternoon was sunny for a while but cumulus clouds were towering over the mountains.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

• have: Each had a huge church towering above all else.
• impose: Plus an imposing castle towering above wide sandy beaches.

Modifies a noun

• inferno: Some defenders of the official story have claimed that the fires were indeed very big, turning the buildings into " towering infernos.
• cliff: With huge towering cliffs all around, the scenery was pretty dramatic to say the least.
• skyscraper: Enjoy everything from incredible mountain views to towering skyscrapers.
• cumulus: Over the hills towering cumulus started to shoot up in rows.
• spire: Hell's been done many times in computer games, but fighting elite angels among beautiful towering spires could be cool.
• peak: His voice was at its strongest in years taking ' Lips Like Sugar ' ; to towering peaks.

Modifying Another Word

• now: In 1850 German botanist William Hillebrand purchased five acres of land from Queen Kalama and planted the trees now towering in its center.
• already: The rest of us could rely on nothing but whispered rumor, adding to an already towering myth.

Used with adjective complement

• see: The great telescope was suspended on a gigantic frame and could be seen towering above the Slough town center.
• stand: At a loss, he stood towering over Duva trying to look menacing.

Preposition: in

• distance: Downtown Chamonix, with Mont-Blanc towering in the distance.