Louring

Synonyms for "louring" (272 found)

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abatementabout to beabridgment abusive acheronian acherontic alleviationalready in sightapocalyptic approachingat handattenuation bad baleful baneful beetlebeetle browedbeetle-browed beetling black

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Noun(3 words)

abatement bendcausative reducing

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Noun(14 words)

decreasedecrease amountdecreasing decrement decrementing descensus diminish diminishing diminution dip downgradingdownward movementfade hoist

decrement decrescence decurrence deduction deepening deflation degradation degrading dejected demotion denunciatory depreciation depression derogatory descent detrusion devaluation digging diminishment diminution

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dire dismal dive doomful dour dreary drilling droop ducking dull dumpish dyingdying offevil evil-starred excavation extenuationfade outfade-out fall fatefulfear inspiringfear-inspiring foreboding forthcoming frowning funereal future gathering gloom gloomful gloominess glooming gloomy glowering glumgoing to happengrim grumhauling downheavy hectoring hollowness ill

Adjective(3 words)

downwarddownward trendheavy

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ill-boding ill-fated ill-lighted ill-lit ill-omened ill-starred immediate imminent impendent impendingin danger imminentin prospectin reservein storein the cardsin the offingin the windin viewinauspicious incumbent

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instant intimidatingjust around the cornerjutting languishment lapse leaden lessening letup looming lour lower lurking markdown melancholy menacing minacious minatory miniaturization mining mitigation moodish moody mopey moping mopish morose mumpish murky nearnear at handnearingnose divenubilousof evil portentominouson the horizonovercast overclouded overhanging overhung pending plummet plummeting plunge portending portentous preparingprice cutprice fallprice reductionprobing projecting prostitution reduction relaxation sag saggingscaling downscowling simplicity sinister sinkage sinking slash slump somber somberness sombre sombrous sombrousness stormy stygian submergence subsidence subtraction sulky sullen superincumbent surly swag terroristic terrorizingthat will bethreatening threatfulthrusting underto cometunneling unfavorable unfortunate unlucky unpromising unpropitious untoward upcoming waiting weakening

Noun(16 words)

incline lean lessen lesseningletting downlowerlowering devicelowering riteminimization minimizingpolicy driven loweringreduce reducing reductionreduction amountwinch

Adjective(2 words)

sullen threatening

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1904-1908, Thomas Hardy, The Dynasts Times are they fraught with peril, trouble, gloom; / We have to mark their lourings and to face them.

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