loweringly

loweringly
See lower1.

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  • Loweringly — Low er*ing*ly, adv. In a lowering manner; with cloudiness or threatening gloom. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • loweringly — adverb in a menacing or scowling way (Freq. 1) he looked up loweringly • Derived from adjective: ↑lowering * * * lourˈingly or lowerˈingly adverb • • • Main Entry: ↑lour …   Useful english dictionary

  • loweringly — adv. angrily, with a scowl; gloomily, threateningly …   English contemporary dictionary

  • loweringly — low·er·ing·ly …   English syllables

  • lowering — loweringly, adv. /low euhr ing, loweur ing/, adj. 1. dark and threatening, as the sky, clouds, or weather; overcast; gloomy: lowering skies. 2. frowning or sullen, as the face or gaze; scowling; angry. Also, louring. [1300 50; ME louring. See… …   Universalium

  • grimly — Synonyms and related words: adamantly, appallingly, austerely, banefully, bleakly, decorously, demurely, direly, dismally, dourly, dreadfully, drearily, earnestly, firmly, formally, frowningly, funereally, gloomily, gloweringly, glumly, gravely,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • lowering — /ˈlaʊərɪŋ / (say lowuhring) adjective 1. dark and threatening, as the sky, clouds, weather, etc. 2. frowning or sullen, as the face, gaze, etc. {lower2 + ing2} –loweringly, adverb …  

  • lowering — [lou′ər iŋ] adj. [prp. of LOWER2] 1. scowling; frowning darkly 2. dark, as if about to rain or snow; overcast [a lowering sky] loweringly adv …   English World dictionary

  • louringly — adverb see loweringly * * * lourˈingly or lowerˈingly adverb • • • Main Entry: ↑lour …   Useful english dictionary

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