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Towering

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈtaʊəɹɪŋ

Definitions

The act or condition of being high above others.

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Examples

“Gaiety seldom fails to give⟳ some pain; the hearers either strain⟳ their faculties to accompany⟳ its towerings, or are left behind in envy or despair.”
“But I am an old hawk at the sport; and wrote her such a cool, deliberate, prudent reply⟳, as brought my bird from the aerial towerings, pop down at my foot like⟳ Corporal Trim's hat.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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