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[ lou-er-ing, louuhr-ing ] / ˈlaʊ ər ɪŋ, ˈlaʊər ɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR lowering ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivedark and threatening, as the sky, clouds, or weather; overcast; gloomy: lowering skies. frowning or sullen, as the face or gaze; scowling; angry. Origin of loweringFirst recorded in 1300–50, lowering is from the Middle English word louring.See lower2, -ing2 OTHER WORDS FROM loweringlow·er·ing·ly, adverbWords nearby loweringlower extremity, lower fungus, lower hold, lower house, Lower Hutt, lowering, Lower Lakes, lower mast, Lower Merion, Lower Michigan, lower mordent Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for loweringIn a new video, the Kentucky Republican brags about lowering the boom on sexual harasser Bob Packwood. And Now Mitch McConnell Is the ‘Pro-Woman’ Candidate!|Eleanor Clift|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST Under a lowering sky, the entourage crowds into two Hertz station wagons for the sixty mile drive to Las Cruces. Stacks: Hitting the Note with the Allman Brothers Band|Grover Lewis|March 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST Ted Kennedy,” the aide continued, lowering his voice to a whisper for the punch line, “dead. The Hillary-Haters’ Book Club Will Never Run Out of Things to Read|Michelle Cottle|January 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST He was convinced that lowering income taxes—then as high as 91 percent—would spur economic growth. The New New Left Is No New Frontier and JFK Was No Liberal|James L. Swanson, Michael F. Bishop|October 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And now, let them stay there in opposition to the lowering of corporate tax rates. Obama Can Best Weaken the GOP by Courting Its Traditional Business Backers|Michael Tomasky|July 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST Here the speaker directed a lowering glance at Lt. Heidt, who was moving towards the table. Dry Fish and Wet|Anthon Bernhard Elias Nilsen By raising the flaps on one side and lowering them on the other the balance was well preserved. The Boy's Book of New Inventions|Harry E. Maule Dr. Kirk found by an accidental experiment on himself that it acts by lowering the pulse. A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries|David Livingstone "If I might suggest that there's no time to be lost—" with a significant glance toward the lowering sky. The Outdoor Girls at the Hostess House|Laura Lee Hope Its great height was obtained by lowering the floor, so that the unity of the whole exterior should not be destroyed. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Durham|J. E. Bygate
Words related to loweringmenacing, heavy, overcast, overhanging, gloomy, ominous |