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Lowering

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Lowering
Lowering Low"er*ing, a. Dark and threatening; gloomy; sullen; as, lowering clouds or sky. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • lowering — 1> хмурый, нахмуренный; насупившийся Ex: lowering expression угрюмое выражение 2> пасмурный, потемневший Ex: lowering sky хмурое небо …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

  • lowering — adj. темный, мрачный; lowering clouds …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

  • lowering — ̈ɪˈlauərɪŋ прил. мрачный, темный lowering clouds Syn : dark, obscure хмурый, нахмуренный; насупившийся * expression угрюмое выражение пасмурный, потемневший * sky …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

  • Lowering — Lower Low er, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lowered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lowering}.] [OE. lowren, luren; cf. D. loeren, LG. luren. G. lauern to lurk, to be on the watch, and E. leer, lurk.] 1. To be dark, gloomy, and threatening, as clouds; to be covered… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lowering — 1) опускание 2) спускание 3) понижающий 4) понижение 5) снижение 6) подъемно опускной – lowering mechanism ground water lowering понижение уровня грунтовых… …   Англо-русский технический словарь

  • Lowering — Lower Low er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lowered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lowering}.] [From {Low}, a.] 1. To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down; as, to lower a bucket into a well; to lower a sail or a boat; sometimes, to pull… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lowering — adjective Date: 15th century dark and threatening ; gloomy < rain pouring down from a lowering sky > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 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

  • lowering — опускание; спуск; понижение; опускание || опускающийся; откидной; спускающийся; понижающийся lowering in lowering the casing * * * спуск * * * спуск lowering with hand brake спуск на ручном тормозе lowering of casing string lowering of line… …   Англо-русский словарь нефтегазовой промышленности

  • lowering — снижение, понижение; уменьшение groundwater lowering test lowering …   Англо-русский словарь строительных терминов

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