Definitions for lowering

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lowering low·er·ing

Spelling: [lou-er-ing, louuh r-ing]

IPA: /ˈlaʊ ər ɪŋ, ˈlaʊər ɪŋ/

Lowering is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 298 anagrams from letters in lowering (egilnorw).

Definitions for lowering

noun

1. a denture for the lower jaw.
2. a lower berth.
3. a dark, threatening appearance, as of the sky or weather.
4. a frown or scowl.

adjective

1. dark and threatening, as the sky, clouds, or weather; overcast; gloomy:
2. frowning or sullen, as the face or gaze; scowling; angry.
3. comparative of low1 .
4. of or relating to those portions of a river farthest from the source.
5. (often initial capital letter) Stratigraphy. noting an early division of a period, system, or the like:

verb (used with object)

1. to cause to descend; let or put down:
2. to make lower in height or level:
3. to reduce in amount, price, degree, force, etc.
4. to make less loud:
5. to bring down in rank or estimation; degrade; humble; abase (oneself), as by some sacrifice of self-respect or dignity:
6. Music. to make lower in pitch; flatten.
7. Phonetics. to alter the articulation of (a vowel) by increasing the distance of the tongue downward from the palate:

verb (used without object)

1. to become lower, grow less, or diminish, as in amount, intensity, or degree:
2. to descend; sink:
3. to be dark and threatening, as the sky or the weather.
4. to frown, scowl, or look sullen; glower:

Origin of lowering

First recorded in 1300-50, lowering is from the Middle English word louring. See lower², -ing²

Examples for lowering

Under a lowering sky, the entourage crowds into two Hertz station wagons for the sixty mile drive to Las Cruces.

Ted Kennedy,” the aide continued, lowering his voice to a whisper for the punch line, “dead.

There was no lowering of the eyelids when they confessed; no hangdog look about the mouth.

In a new video, the Kentucky Republican brags about lowering the boom on sexual harasser Bob Packwood.

With a lowering face he watched her descend and, his hand on the newel, confronted her.

Ghostly and dark the room became, and full of lowering shadows.

In fact, foes of abortion have opposed most every single public policy that contributes to lowering the abortion rate in America.

"Sure I do," answered the Nimrod, lowering his cheek to the stock of the gun.

He was convinced that lowering income taxes—then as high as 91 percent—would spur economic growth.

People are not particular about lowering the blinds in the country.