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Added 10 October 2026

lowering

/ˈləʊ.ə.ɹɪŋ/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about lowering at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The act of causing to become less.
The act of causing something to move to a lower level.

adjective

Darkened by clouds.
a heavy sky

Origin

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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