lour

[lou^uhr, lou-er]

noun

loured, louring 

1. a variant of lower.

lour

/ laʊə /

verb

1. a variant spelling of lower 2

Other Word Forms

• louring adjective
• louringly adverb

Example Sentences

A darkness loured all day in the west even under the rain-clouds.

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The army lours over Pakistan, Egypt and Nigeria, for instance.

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It’s finished in a louring Baconian grey, the colour of a hospital gurney.

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The tour was fraught, the death of Curtis louring over it.

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Biggest Upset: The inclusion of Nick Cave on the festival lineup raised some eyebrows as to how, say, Red Hot Chili Pepper fans would react to Cave’s unique brand of darkly louring poetic rock.

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Related Words

• glare 
• glower 
• grimace