lowering
noun · adjective
Simple meaning
The act of one who, or that which.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
loheringSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈloʊɚɪŋ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
The act of something being lowered.
The act of causing something to move to a lower level
The act of one who, or that which, lours.
adjective
of sky or environment
Dark and menacing.
Lurking, skulking, menacing.
That lowers or frowns.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: The act of causing something to move to a lower level
Used this way, lowering is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use lowering
- “The crane was lowering the heavy beam into place.”
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Word Family
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Inflected forms
Grammatical variations of the same word.
Move something or somebody to a lower position.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
A medicine that lowers blood cholesterol levels by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase.
A medicine that lowers blood cholesterol levels by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase.
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Synonyms
Sense: something being lowered
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