"lowering" in the noun sense

1. lowering

the act of causing to become less

2. lowering, letting down

the act of causing something to move to a lower level

"lowering" in the verb sense

1. lower, take down, let down, get down, bring down

move something or somebody to a lower position

"take down the vase from the shelf"

2. lower, lour

set lower

"lower a rating"

"lower expectations"

3. turn down, lower, lour

make lower or quieter

"turn down the volume of a radio"

4. lower, depress

cause to drop or sink

"The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir"

5. frown, glower, lour, lower

look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval

"lowering" in the adjective sense

1. heavy, lowering, sullen, threatening

darkened by clouds

"a heavy sky"

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