Adjective lowering has 1 sense
  1. heavy, lowering, sullen, threatening - darkened by clouds; "a heavy sky"
    Antonym: clear (indirect, via cloudy)
,Noun lowering has 2 senses
  1. lowering - the act of causing to become less
    --1 is a kind of
    decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down
    --1 has particulars: tapering
    Derived forms: verb lower3, verb lower4
  2. lowering, letting down - the act of causing something to move to a lower level
    --2 is a kind of movement
    Derived form: verb lower1
,Verb lower has 5 senses
  1. lower, take down, let down, get down, bring down - move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf"
    --1 is one way to move, displace
    Antonyms: raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up
    Derived forms: noun lower1, noun lowering2
    Sample sentence:
    They lower the bags on the table
  2. lower, lour - set lower; "lower a rating"; "lower expectations"
    --2 is one way to devalue
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  3. lower, depress - cause to drop or sink; "The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir"
    --3 is one way to change, alter, modify
    Derived forms: noun lower1, noun lowering1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  4. turn down, lower, lour - make lower or quieter; "turn down the volume of a radio"
    --4 is one way to decrease, lessen, minify
    Derived form: noun lowering1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  5. frown, glower, lour, lower - look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
    --5 is one way to grimace, make a face, pull a face
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s PP
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