Towering

Verb

1. Present participle of tower

Full definition of towering

Adjective

1. Very tall or high, particularly used to denote something that is taller than anything around it.
• 2010, December 28, Marc Vesty, Stoke 0 - 2 Fulham, And it was not until Ryan Shawcross's towering header was cleared off the line by Danny Murphy on the stroke of half-time that Stoke started to crank up the pressure and suggest they were capable of getting back into the match.