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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
lowering
adj 1: darkened by clouds; "a heavy sky" [syn: heavy,
lowering, sullen, threatening]
n 1: the act of causing to become less
2: the act of causing something to move to a lower level [syn:
lowering, letting down]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Lower \Low"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lowered; p. pr. & vb. n.
Lowering.] [OE. lowren, luren; cf. D. loeren, LG. luren. G.
lauern to lurk, to be on the watch, and E. leer, lurk.]
1. To be dark, gloomy, and threatening, as clouds; to be
covered with dark and threatening clouds, as the sky; to
show threatening signs of approach, as a tempest.
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All the clouds that lowered upon our house. --Shak.
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2. To frown; to look sullen.
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But sullen discontent sat lowering on her face.
--Dryden.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Lower \Low"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lowered; p. pr. & vb. n.
Lowering.] [From Low, a.]
1. To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended;
to let down; as, to lower a bucket into a well; to lower a
sail or a boat; sometimes, to pull down; as, to lower a
flag.
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Lowered softly with a threefold cord of love
Down to a silent grave. --Tennyson.
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2. To reduce the height of; as, to lower a fence or wall; to
lower a chimney or turret.
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3. To depress as to direction; as, to lower the aim of a gun;
to make less elevated as to object; as, to lower one's
ambition, aspirations, or hopes.
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4. To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of; as,
to lower the temperature of anything; to lower one's
vitality; to lower distilled liquors.
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5. To bring down; to humble; as, to lower one's pride.
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6. To reduce in value, amount, etc.; as, to lower the price
of goods, the rate of interest, etc.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Lowering \Low"er*ing\, a.
Dark and threatening; gloomy; sullen; as, lowering clouds or
sky.
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Thesaurus Results for Lowering:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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