lour
Americannoun
verb
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Other Word Forms
- louring adjective
- louringly adverb
Example Sentences
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A darkness loured all day in the west even under the rain-clouds.
From Literature
The army lours over Pakistan, Egypt and Nigeria, for instance.
From Economist
It’s finished in a louring Baconian grey, the colour of a hospital gurney.
From The Guardian
The tour was fraught, the death of Curtis louring over it.
From The Guardian
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.
From Time
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