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towering infernos

towering infernos is the plural of towering inferno.

Meaning of towering inferno

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.
  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

Questions about towering infernos

What is towering infernos the plural of?
Towering infernos is the plural of towering inferno.

Words near towering infernos in the dictionary

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

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