lowering
adjective /ˈlaʊə.rɪŋ/
/ˈlaʊɚ.ɪŋ/ literaryDefinition
› describes the sky when it is very dark and it looks as if it is about to rain: The street party took place under lowering skies.Clouds, dew, fog and steam
(Definition of lowering adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- cloud-capped adjective
- cloudy adjective
- condensation noun
- cumulonimbus noun
- dewdrop noun
- fog noun (WEATHER)
- hazy adjective (WEATHER)
- miasma noun (FOG)
- mist (sth) over/up phrasal verb
- mist noun
- moisture noun
- pea-souper noun
- smog noun
- steamy adjective
- stratocumulus noun
- stratus noun
- thundercloud noun
- vapour trail noun
- visibility noun
- whiteout noun
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