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lour
(lour)v. & n.
Variant of lower1.
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lour
(laʊə) orlower
vb
a variant spelling of lower2
ˈlouring, ˈlowering adj
ˈlouringly, ˈloweringly adv
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low•er1
(ˈloʊ ər)v.t.
1. to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag.
2. to make lower in height or level: to lower the water in a canal.
3. to reduce in amount, price, degree, or force.
4. to make less loud or lower in pitch.
5. to bring down in rank or estimation.
6. to alter the articulation of (a vowel) by increasing the distance of the tongue downward from the palate.
v.i. 7. to become lower, grow less, or diminish.
8. to descend; sink: the sun lowering in the west.
adj. 9. comparative of low 1.
10. of or pertaining to the parts of a river farthest from the source.
11. (often cap.) of or pertaining to an early division of a geologic period, system, or the like: the Lower Devonian.
n. 12. Usu., lowers. a denture for the lower jaw.
13. a lower berth.
[1150–1200; Middle English, comp. of low1 (adj.)]
low•er2
(ˈlaʊ ər, laʊər)v.i.
1. to be dark and threatening.
2. to scowl; glower.
3. a frown; scowl.
[1250–1300]
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lour
Past participle: loured
Gerund: louring
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| Verb | 1. | lour - set lower; "lower a rating"; "lower expectations" devalue - lower the value or quality of; "The tear devalues the painting" derate - lower the rated electrical capability of electrical apparatus subordinate, subdue - make subordinate, dependent, or subservient; "Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler" |
| 2. |  lour - make lower or quieter; "turn down the volume of a radio" | |
| 3. | lour - look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval scowl - frown with displeasure grimace, make a face, pull a face - contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state; "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do" |
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lower 1
also lourverb
1. To wrinkle one's brow, as in thought, puzzlement, or displeasure:
Idiom: look black.
2. To stare fixedly and angrily:
Idiom: look daggers at.
1. The act of wrinkling the brow, as in thought, puzzlement, or displeasure:
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Translations
يُظْلِم، يَتَجَهَّم، يَعْبِس
lour
, lowerCollins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
lower1,
lour
(ˈlauə) verb (of the sky etc) to become dark or threatening.
ˈlowering adjectivelowerlow
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