noun

lowering

LOH-uh-rihng

noun

The act of bringing something down or reducing it.

"The lowering of the drawbridge signaled the ceremony had begun."

adj

Dark, threatening, and gloomy, especially describing the sky or someone's expression.

"Lowering clouds gathered before the storm."

How to Use Lowering

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishBringing something down, or (as an adjective) looking dark and menacing.

Common mistake

Don't confuse this "lowering" (menacing, related to "lower" meaning to frown) with the ordinary sense of "lowering" something physically — same spelling, different origin and feel.

Word Forms

more lowering comparative, lowerings plural, most lowering superlative

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Rhymes for lowering

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