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Detailed Synonyms for lowering in English

lowering:

lowering [the ~] noun

  1. the lowering
    the humiliation; the debasement; the lowering; the degradation; the reduction; the abasement
  2. the lowering
    – the act of causing something to move to a lower level 1
    the lowering; the letting down
    – the act of causing something to move to a lower level 1
  3. the lowering
    – the act of causing to become less 1
    the lowering
    – the act of causing to become less 1

lowering adj

  1. lowering
    – darkened by clouds 1
    heavy; threatening; sullen; lowering
    – darkened by clouds 1

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Related Definitions for "lowering":

  1. darkened by clouds1
  2. the act of causing something to move to a lower level1
  3. the act of causing to become less1

lower:

to lower verb (lowers, lowered, lowering)

  1. to lower
    to lower; to reduce; to mark down
    • lower verb (lowers, lowered, lowering)
    • reduce verb (reduces, reduced, reducing)
    • mark down verb (marks down, marked down, marking down)
  2. to lower
    to descend; to lower; let descent
  3. to lower
    – look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval 1
    to frown; to lower; lour; glower
    – look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval 1
    • frown verb (frowns, frowned, frowning)
    • lower verb (lowers, lowered, lowering)
    • lour verb
    • glower verb
  4. to lower
    – make lower or quieter 1
    to lower; to turn down; lour
    – make lower or quieter 1
    • lower verb (lowers, lowered, lowering)
    • turn down verb (turns down, turned down, turning down)
      • turn down the volume of a radio1
    • lour verb
  5. to lower
    – set lower 1
    to lower; lour
    – set lower 1
    • lower verb (lowers, lowered, lowering)
      • lower a rating1
      • lower expectations1
    • lour verb
  6. to lower
    – cause to drop or sink 1
    to lower; to depress
    – cause to drop or sink 1
    • lower verb (lowers, lowered, lowering)
    • depress verb (depresss, depressed, depressing)
      • The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir1
  7. to lower
    – move something or somebody to a lower position 1
    to lower; to let down; to bring down; to get down; to take down
    – move something or somebody to a lower position 1
    • lower verb (lowers, lowered, lowering)
    • let down verb (lets down, let down, letting down)
    • bring down verb (brings down, brought dowm, bringing down)
    • get down verb (gets down, got down, getting down)
    • take down verb (takes down, took down, taking down)
      • take down the vase from the shelf1

Conjugations for lower:

present
  1. lower
  2. lower
  3. lowers
  4. lower
  5. lower
  6. lower
simple past
  1. lowered
  2. lowered
  3. lowered
  4. lowered
  5. lowered
  6. lowered
present perfect
  1. have lowered
  2. have lowered
  3. has lowered
  4. have lowered
  5. have lowered
  6. have lowered
past continuous
  1. was lowering
  2. were lowering
  3. was lowering
  4. were lowering
  5. were lowering
  6. were lowering
future
  1. shall lower
  2. will lower
  3. will lower
  4. shall lower
  5. will lower
  6. will lower
continuous present
  1. am lowering
  2. are lowering
  3. is lowering
  4. are lowering
  5. are lowering
  6. are lowering
subjunctive
  1. be lowered
  2. be lowered
  3. be lowered
  4. be lowered
  5. be lowered
  6. be lowered
diverse
  1. lower!
  2. let's lower!
  3. lowered
  4. lowering
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

lower [the ~] noun

  1. the lower
    – the lower of two berths 1
    the lower; the lower berth
    – the lower of two berths 1

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Related Definitions for "lower":

  1. the lower of two berths1
  2. look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval1
  3. make lower or quieter1
  4. set lower1
    • lower a rating1
    • lower expectations1
  5. cause to drop or sink1
  6. move something or somebody to a lower position1

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