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lour
lour L0261000 (lour)v. & n. Variant of lower1.lour (laʊə) or lowervb a variant spelling of lower2 ˈlouring, ˈlowering adj ˈlouringly, ˈloweringly advlow•er1 (ˈloʊ ər)
v.t. 1. to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag. 2. to make lower in height or level: to lower the water in a canal. 3. to reduce in amount, price, degree, or force. 4. to make less loud or lower in pitch. 5. to bring down in rank or estimation. 6. to alter the articulation of (a vowel) by increasing the distance of the tongue downward from the palate. v.i. 7. to become lower, grow less, or diminish. 8. to descend; sink: the sun lowering in the west. adj. 9. comparative of low 1. 10. of or pertaining to the parts of a river farthest from the source. 11. (often cap.) of or pertaining to an early division of a geologic period, system, or the like: the Lower Devonian. n. 12. Usu., lowers. a denture for the lower jaw. 13. a lower berth. [1150–1200; Middle English, comp. of low1 (adj.)] low•er2 (ˈlaʊ ər, laʊər)
v.i. 1. to be dark and threatening. 2. to scowl; glower. 3. a frown; scowl. [1250–1300] lour
Past participle: loured
Gerund: louring
| Present |
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| I lour | | you lour | | he/she/it lours | | we lour | | you lour | | they lour |
| Preterite |
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| I loured | | you loured | | he/she/it loured | | we loured | | you loured | | they loured |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am louring | | you are louring | | he/she/it is louring | | we are louring | | you are louring | | they are louring |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have loured | | you have loured | | he/she/it has loured | | we have loured | | you have loured | | they have loured |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was louring | | you were louring | | he/she/it was louring | | we were louring | | you were louring | | they were louring |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had loured | | you had loured | | he/she/it had loured | | we had loured | | you had loured | | they had loured |
| Future |
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| I will lour | | you will lour | | he/she/it will lour | | we will lour | | you will lour | | they will lour |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have loured | | you will have loured | | he/she/it will have loured | | we will have loured | | you will have loured | | they will have loured |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be louring | | you will be louring | | he/she/it will be louring | | we will be louring | | you will be louring | | they will be louring |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been louring | | you have been louring | | he/she/it has been louring | | we have been louring | | you have been louring | | they have been louring |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been louring | | you will have been louring | | he/she/it will have been louring | | we will have been louring | | you will have been louring | | they will have been louring |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been louring | | you had been louring | | he/she/it had been louring | | we had been louring | | you had been louring | | they had been louring |
| Conditional |
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| I would lour | | you would lour | | he/she/it would lour | | we would lour | | you would lour | | they would lour |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have loured | | you would have loured | | he/she/it would have loured | | we would have loured | | you would have loured | | they would have loured |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | lour - set lower; "lower a rating"; "lower expectations"lowerdevalue - lower the value or quality of; "The tear devalues the painting"derate - lower the rated electrical capability of electrical apparatussubordinate, subdue - make subordinate, dependent, or subservient; "Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler" | | 2. |  lour - make lower or quieter; "turn down the volume of a radio"lower, turn downminify, decrease, lessen - make smaller; "He decreased his staff" | | 3. | lour - look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapprovalfrown, glower, lowerscowl - frown with displeasuregrimace, make a face, pull a face - contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state; "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do" |
lower 1 also lour
verb1. To wrinkle one's brow, as in thought, puzzlement, or displeasure:frown, glower, scowl.Idiom: look black.2. To stare fixedly and angrily:glare, glower, scowl.Idiom: look daggers at.3. To be imminent:brew, hang over, impend, loom, menace, overhang, threaten.noun1. The act of wrinkling the brow, as in thought, puzzlement, or displeasure:black look, frown, glower, scowl.2. A fixed angry stare:glare, glower, scowl.Translationslower1, lour (ˈlauə) verb (of the sky etc) to become dark or threatening. (天空)變昏暗，(天空)變得烏雲密佈 变得昏暗ˈlowering adjective 昏暗的，烏雲密佈的 昏暗的lowerlowEncyclopediaSeelowerlour
Related to lour: pugnacious, fickle, confrontational, appreciated, trying, tentativelySynonyms for lourverb set lowerSynonymsRelated Words- devalue
- derate
- subordinate
- subdue
verb make lower or quieterSynonymsRelated Wordsverb look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapprovalSynonymsRelated Words- scowl
- grimace
- make a face
- pull a face
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