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lowering

lo·we·ring

UK/ˈlaʊərɪŋ/ US/ˈlaʊərɪŋ/ uncommon
adjective (1) noun (2)

adjective

1.

darkened by clouds

  • “a heavy sky”
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noun

1.

the act of causing to become less

2.

the act of causing something to move to a lower level

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c. 1600, "descend, sink, grow less or lower" (intransitive), from lower (adj.), comparative of low (adj.). Transitive meaning "let down, cause to descend" attested from 1650s. Related: Lowered; lowering. In the transitive sense "to cause to descend" the older verb was low. From Middle English lahghenn, (c. 1200), which continued in use into the 18c.

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