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1. The act of causing to become less
   - loury, lowery
    
2. The act of causing something to move to a lower level
   - letting down, loury, lowery

1. Darkened by clouds
   "a lowering sky";
   - heavy, sullen, threatening, loury, lowery, louring

1. Move something down to a less high position
   "lower the vase from the shelf";
   - take down, let down, get down, bring down
    
2. Reduce the ranking, degree, intensity, strength, etc., of
   "lower expectations"; "lower a rating"
    
3. Make quieter
   "lower the volume of a radio";
   - turn down
    
4. Cause to drop or sink
   "The lack of rain had lowered the water level in the reservoir";
   - depress

Derived forms: lowerings

See also: cloudy

Type of: alter, change, decrease, devalue, diminution, displace, lessen, minify, modify, move, movement, reduction, step-down

Antonym: raise

Encyclopedia: Lowering