Lowering
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Threatening a storm; cloudy overcast: as, a
lowering
sky.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Dark and threatening; gloomy; sullen.
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verb.
Present participle of
lower
.
adjective.
That
lowers
or
frowns
.
noun.
The act of something being lowered.
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noun.
the act of causing to become less
noun.
the act of causing something to move to a lower level
adjective.
darkened by clouds
Word Usage
"I suspect the term lowering the bar originated with the dance called the limbo."
Equivalent
cloudy
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
movement
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
Goering
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
Acheronian
Acherontic
Cimmerian
Stygian
abatement
verb-stem
lower