lowering

The act of one who, or that which, lours.

(of sky or environment) Dark and menacing.

That lowers or frowns.

Lurking, skulking, menacing.

To frown; to look sullen.

To be dark, gloomy, and threatening, as clouds; of the sky: to be covered with dark and threatening clouds; to show threatening signs of approach, as a tempest.

To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down

“lower a bucket into a well”

To pull down

“to lower a flag”

To reduce the height of

“lower a chimney or turret”

To depress as to direction

“lower the aim of a gun”

To make less elevated

“to lower one's ambition, aspirations, or hopes”

To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of

“lower distilled liquors”

To bring down; to humble

“lower one's pride”

(lower oneself) To humble oneself; to do something one considers to be beneath one's dignity.

“I could never lower myself enough to buy second-hand clothes.”

To reduce (something) in value, amount, etc.

“lower the interest rate”

To fall; to sink; to grow less; to diminish; to decrease

“The river lowered as rapidly as it rose.”

To decrease in value, amount, etc.

The act of something being lowered.