LOWERING as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of causing something to move to a lower level
   Synonym(s)
   • letting down (what does letting down mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) lowering is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • movement (what does movement mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • lower (what does lower mean?)
   • take down (what does take down mean?)
   • let down (what does let down mean?)
   • get down (what does get down mean?)
   • bring down (what does bring down mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the act of causing to become less
   Hypernyms(s) lowering is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • decrease (what does decrease mean?)
   • diminution (what does diminution mean?)
   • reduction (what does reduction mean?)
   • step-down (what does step-down mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • tapering (what does tapering mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • lower (what does lower mean?)
   • depress (what does depress mean?)
   • turn down (what does turn down mean?)
   • lower (what does lower mean?)
   • lour (what does lour mean?)

LOWERING as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • darkened by clouds
   Synonym(s)
   • heavy (what does heavy mean?)
   • sullen (what does sullen mean?)
   • threatening (what does threatening mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a heavy sky
   Similar To
   • cloudy (what does cloudy mean?)