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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Lowering \Low"er*ing\, a.
     Dark and threatening; gloomy; sullen; as, lowering clouds or
     sky.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Lowering \Low"er*ing\, a.
     Dark and threatening; gloomy; sullen; as, lowering clouds or
     sky.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.
  
              All the clouds that lowered upon our house. --Shak.
  
     2. To frown; to look sullen.
  
              But sullen discontent sat lowering on her face.
                                                    --Dryden.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.
  
              Lowered softly with a threefold cord of love Down to
              a silent grave.                       --Tennyson.
  
     2. To reduce the height of; as, to lower a fence or wall; to
        lower a chimney or turret.
  
     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.
  
     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.
  
     5. To bring down; to humble; as, to lower one's pride.
  
     6. To reduce in value, amount, etc.; as, to lower the price
        of goods, the rate of interest, etc.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  lowering
       adj : darkened by clouds; "a heavy sky" [syn: heavy, sullen, threatening]
       n 1: the act of causing to become less
       2: the act of causing something to move to a lower level [syn:
          letting down]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  lowering
     n.
     The act of something being lowered.
     vb.
     (present participle of en lower nocat=1)
     a.
     1 (lb en of sky or environment) dark and menacing.
     2 That lowers or frowns.
     3 Lurking, skulking, menacing.
     alt.
     (l en louring)
     n.
     (alternative form of en louring).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  lowering
     n.
     The act of something being lowered.
     vb.
     (present participle of en lower nocat=1)
     a.
     1 (lb en of sky or environment) dark and menacing.
     2 That lowers or frowns.
     3 Lurking, skulking, menacing.
     alt.
     (l en louring)
     n.
     (alternative form of en louring).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  lowering
     n.
     The act of something being lowered.
     vb.
     (present participle of en lower nocat=1)
     a.
     1 (lb en of sky or environment) dark and menacing.
     2 That lowers or frowns.
     3 Lurking, skulking, menacing.
     alt.
     (l en louring)
     n.
     (alternative form of en louring).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  lowering
     n.
     The act of something being lowered.
     vb.
     (present participle of en lower nocat=1)
     a.
     1 (lb en of sky or environment) dark and menacing.
     2 That lowers or frowns.
     3 Lurking, skulking, menacing.
     alt.
     (l en louring)
     n.
     (alternative form of en louring).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  lowering
     Englanti a.
     alentava
     Englanti n.
     jonkin siirtäminen alemmaksi, alentaa
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm l ower ing)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  lowering
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en lower ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb lower)

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  lowering /lˈəʊəɹɪŋ/
  verlaging

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Lowering /lˈəʊəɹɪŋ/
  التخفيض

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  lowering /lˈəʊəɹɪŋ/ 
  snižování

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  lowering /lˈəʊəɹɪŋ/
  snížení