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lour
(lour)v. & n.
Variant of lower 1.
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lour
(laʊə) orlower
vb
a variant spelling of lower 2
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 low 1 (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
| Imperative |
|---|
| lour |
| lour |
| Present |
|---|
| I lour |
| you lour |
| he/she/it lours |
| we lour |
| you lour |
| they lour |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I loured |
| you loured |
| he/she/it loured |
| we loured |
| you loured |
| they loured |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am louring |
| you are louring |
| he/she/it is louring |
| we are louring |
| you are louring |
| they are louring |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have loured |
| you have loured |
| he/she/it has loured |
| we have loured |
| you have loured |
| they have loured |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was louring |
| you were louring |
| he/she/it was louring |
| we were louring |
| you were louring |
| they were louring |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had loured |
| you had loured |
| he/she/it had loured |
| we had loured |
| you had loured |
| they had loured |
| Future |
|---|
| I will lour |
| you will lour |
| he/she/it will lour |
| we will lour |
| you will lour |
| they will lour |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have loured |
| you will have loured |
| he/she/it will have loured |
| we will have loured |
| you will have loured |
| they will have loured |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be louring |
| you will be louring |
| he/she/it will be louring |
| we will be louring |
| you will be louring |
| they will be louring |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been louring |
| you have been louring |
| he/she/it has been louring |
| we have been louring |
| you have been louring |
| they have been louring |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been louring |
| you will have been louring |
| he/she/it will have been louring |
| we will have been louring |
| you will have been louring |
| they will have been louring |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been louring |
| you had been louring |
| he/she/it had been louring |
| we had been louring |
| you had been louring |
| they had been louring |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would lour |
| you would lour |
| he/she/it would lour |
| we would lour |
| you would lour |
| they would lour |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have loured |
| you would have loured |
| he/she/it would have loured |
| we would have loured |
| you would have loured |
| they would have loured |
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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. [画像:lour - make lower or quieter]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. dreig يُظْلِم، يَتَجَهَّم، يَعْبِس притъмнявам escurecer mračit se sich verfinstern blive mørk; se skummel ud σκοτεινιάζω, γίνομαι απειλητικός escurecerse, encapotarse süngeks muutuma تیره و تار شدن آسمان synkistyä assombrir לְהִתקַדֵר निचला, निम्नतर zacrniti se lehalkít menjadi gelap vera þungbúinn oscurarsi 雲行きがあやしくなる (날씨가) 험악해지다 apsiniaukti, apniukti (par debesīm) apmākties menjadi gelap dreigend worden bli mørk, se skummel ut chmurzyć się توره تياره خپريدل escurecer a (se) întuneca темнеть, хмуриться mračiť sa potemneti zamračiti se mörkna, mulna มืดลง kararmak (天空)變昏暗,(天空)變得烏雲密佈 темніти, вкриватися хмарами آسمان کا سیاہ ہو جانا hạ thấp 变得昏暗
ˈlowering adjective verlaging عابِس، مُتَجَهِّم навъсен escurecido zamračený finster mørk; skummel βλοσυρός, συνοφρυωμένος amenazador sünge هوای گرفته و ابری synkkä menaçant קודר mrk, namrgođen borús mengancam ógnvænlegur; drungalegur minaccioso 雲行きがあやしい 험악한 apniukęs, aptemęs apmācies menurunkan dreigend mørk, skummel; skulende chmurzący się, pociemniały وريز او تياره هوا escurecido întunecat пасмурный zamračený grozeč zamračenje mörk, mulen, hotfull ที่มืดลง kararma 昏暗的,烏雲密佈的 темний, похмурий نیچے کرنے والا thấp 昏暗的
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