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adjective

Lowering adj. Dark and threatening; gloomy; sullen; as, lowering clouds or sky.

verb

Lower v. t. (past & past part. lowered; pres. part. lowering)

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. "Lowered softly with a threefold cord of love Down to a silent grave."

To reduce the height of; as, to lower a fence or wall; to lower a chimney or turret.

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.

To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of; as, to lower the temperature of anything; to lower one's vitality; to lower distilled liquors.

To bring down; to humble; as, to lower one's pride.

To reduce in value, amount, etc.; as, to lower the price of goods, the rate of interest, etc.

Lower v. i. (past & past part. lowered; pres. part. lowering)

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. "All the clouds that lowered upon our house."

To frown; to look sullen. "But sullen discontent sat lowering on her face."

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Etymology of 'Lowering'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Lowering" Quotes from Famous Books

... echoed Mary blankly, staring at her in astonishment. "Aren't you now? Wouldn't you be glad to go back there to spend the rest of your days? I don't mean right now, of course, while Jack and Norman need you so much here, but"—lowering her voice—"I'm just as sure as I can be without having been told officially that Jack is going to marry Betty Lewis as soon as his finances are in better shape. She's such a perfect darling that they'd be happy ever ...

— Mary Ware's Promised Land • Annie Fellows Johnston

... continued, lowering his voice, and leaning towards Mademoiselle Cormon's ear, "that a young man brought up in those detestable lyceums should have ideas? Only sound morals and noble habits will ever produce great ideas and a true love. It is easy to see by a mere look at him ...

— An Old Maid • Honore de Balzac

... feature. If you had found yourself anywhere seated next to that man, your eye would have passed him over as too insignificant to notice; if at a cafe, you would have gone on talking to your friend without lowering your voice. What mattered it whether a bete like that overheard or not? Had you been asked to guess his calling and station, you might have said, minutely observing the freshness of his clothes and the undeniable ...

— The Parisians, Complete • Edward Bulwer-Lytton

... Joam Garral," answered Torres, lowering his voice, "and when you have heard me out, you will see if you dare refuse me ...

— Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon • Jules Verne

... any alfalfa in your hair," she laughed. Then, lowering her voice discreetly, she added: "Harrison's a brute. I'll tell you about him some time when Ruth ...

— Steve Yeager • William MacLeod Raine

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