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Definition lowering
Etymology 1
From Middle English louryng, louringe, lowrynge, later variant of lourand, lowrand, lourande, lowrande, equivalent to lour + -ing. Cognate with Dutch loerend (“lurking, louring”).
Adjective
lowering (comparative more lowering, superlative most lowering)
- (of sky or environment) Dark and menacing.
- That lowers or frowns.
- Lurking, skulking, menacing.
- (obsolete) Turbid. (Can we verify this sense?)
Noun
lowering (plural lowerings)
- Alternative form of louring.
Etymology 2
c. 1600, "descend, sink, grow less or lower" (intransitive), from lower (adj.), comparative of low (adj.). Transitive meaning "let down, cause to descend" attested from 1650s. Related: Lowered; lowering. In the transitive sense "to cause to descend" the older verb was low. From Middle English lahghenn, (c. 1200), which continued in use into the 18c.
Verb
lowering
- present participle of lower
Noun
lowering (plural lowerings)
- The act of something being lowered.
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