Definition of LOWERING

lowering

Meanings

Plural: lowerings

Noun

  • the act of causing to become less
  • the act of causing something to move to a lower level
  • The act of something being lowered.
  • Alternative form of louring.

Verb

  • move something or somebody to a lower position
  • set lower
  • make lower or quieter
  • cause to drop or sink
  • look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
  • present participle and gerund of lower

Adjective Satellite

  • darkened by clouds

Adj

  • Dark and menacing.
  • That lowers or frowns.
  • Lurking, skulking, menacing.

Origin / Etymology

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.

Synonyms

bring down, depress, frown, frowning, get down, gloomy, glower, glowering, heavy, let down, letting down, lour, lower, scowling, sullen, take down, threatening, turn down

Antonyms

raise

Scrabble Score: 12

lowering is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
lowering is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lowering is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

lowering is a valid Words With Friends word