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▪ I. lowering, vbl. n.|ˈləʊərɪŋ|
[f. lower v. + -ing1.]
The action of lower v. in various senses.
1669Sturmy Mariner's Mag. i. 16 Such indifferent things as..hoising, looring, and the like. 1671F. Phillips Reg. Necess. 15 A striking or louring of Sail by the Ships of other Nations. 1753Chambers Cycl. Supp., Lowering,..the debasing of the strength of any spirituous liquor by mixing water with it. 1868Lockyer Guillemin's Heavens (ed. 3) 193 The lowering of the temperature in February and May. 1890‘Rolf Boldrewood’ Col. Reformer (1891) 171 A continuous course of baiting, lowering and hauling up. 1899Allbutt's Syst. Med. VIII. 556 A previous lowering of vitality may usher it [psoriasis] in.
▪ II. lowering, ppl. a.|ˈləʊərɪŋ|
[f. lower v. + -ing2.]
That lowers, in senses of the vb.
1895Daily News 3 June 7/2 The felt branches continue dull, at lowering prices. 1899E. Griffith-Jones Ascent thro. Christ i. iii. 120 There are lowering influences in the environment.
▪ III. lowering
see louring. |