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towering inferno

towering inferno noun: a tall fire, as of a building.

Noun

towering inferno (plural towering infernos)

  1. (poetic) A tall fire, as of a building.
    • We fed the campfire until it became a towering inferno before us.
    • [T]he most compelling argument for avoiding Chungking Mansion is one of safety — it could be a towering inferno waiting to happen.2003, Beth Reiber, Frommer's Hong Kong
  2. A powerful, untamed force.
    • [A]nyone saying now that humans are a towering inferno of irrationality ought to be challenged, and aggressively so.2000, Michael S. Gazzaniga, The Mind's Past

Forms of towering inferno

pluraltowering infernos

Questions about towering inferno

What does towering inferno mean?
Towering inferno means a tall fire, as of a building.
What part of speech is towering inferno?
Towering inferno is a noun.
What is the plural of towering inferno?
The plural of towering inferno is towering infernos.

Words near towering inferno in the dictionary

  1. towerer
  2. towerers
  3. Towerhead
  4. Towerheads
  5. towering
  6. towering inferno
  7. towering infernos
  8. towering over
  9. toweringly
  10. towerings
  11. towerless

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