Lour

Quick meaning: Lour is a verb meaning (intransitive) To frown; to look sullen.

Meaning

(intransitive) To frown; to look sullen.

More Meanings

1. A frown, a scowl; an angry or sullen look.
2. (figuratively) Of the sky, the weather, etc.: a dark, gloomy, and threatening appearance.
3. (intransitive, figuratively) To be dark, gloomy, and threatening, as clouds; of the sky: to be covered with dark and threatening clouds; to show threatening signs of approach, as a tempest.

Example Sentences

Weather in Auguſt, 1787. [...] dark, louring, cool, briſk ſhower.

[...] Juno took her place: But ſullen Diſcontent ſat lowring on her Face.

The Dawn is over-caſt, the Morning low’rs, And heavily in Clouds brings on the Day, […]

The sun might shine, or the clouds might lour; but nothing could appear to me as it had done the day before.

Word Forms

• lours
• louring
• loured

Synonyms for lour

Depending on context, synonyms include glower, scowl, gloom, gloominess, lower.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include lower, frown, threaten, scowl, glaum, glump.

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