the act of causing to become less
"The manager announced that lowering employee salaries would be necessary due to the company's financial losses."
the act of causing something to move to a lower level
"The crane was carefully lowering the heavy beam into place."
The act of something being lowered.
"The old weather vane was stuck in a state of lowering, suggesting an approaching storm."
Alternative form of louring.
In plain English: Lowering is the act of making something go down or move to a lower position.
"The lowering of the drawbridge allowed the boats to pass through."
present participle of lower
"The ship was slowly lowering its sails as the storm approached."
In plain English: To lower something means to move it down from a higher position.
"He was lowering the volume on his stereo so we could talk without shouting."
Dark and menacing.
"The lowering clouds threatened to bring a storm at any moment."
The word lowering comes from Old French and entered English around 1600 as an adjective meaning "situated at a low level." It later developed its current verb form to mean causing something to descend, distinguishing itself from the older Middle English verb that shared this definition.