lowering
/ˈloʊ.ɚ.ɪŋ/noun, adjective, verb
lowering is spelled L-O-W-E-R-I-N-G: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 6.0 times per million words in written English, the 9,878th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lowering means “The act of something being lowered” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lowering is lowerings.
How many letters and syllables are in lowering?
| Letters | 8: L-O-W-E-R-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 6.0 times per million words; the 9,878th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is lowering?
Lowering appears 6.0 times per million words in written English, the 9,878th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce lowering?
- UK /ˈləʊ.ə.ɹɪŋ/
- US /ˈloʊ.ɚ.ɪŋ/
- US /ˈloʊ.ɹɪŋ/
As an adjective (“Dark and menacing”): /ˈlaʊərɪŋ/, /ˈlaʊərɪŋ/.
Lowering has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-lowering.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of lowering
- lowerings plural
- more lowering comparative
- most lowering superlative
- louring
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lowering mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of something being lowered.
- 2
A sound change in which a vowel or consonant becomes lower.
- 3
Alternative form of louring.
adjective
- 1
Dark and menacing.
- 2
That lowers or frowns.
- 3
Lurking, skulking, menacing.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of lower
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lowering in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | baisse , descente |
| Spanish | bajamiento |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does lowering come from?
c. 1600, "descend, sink, grow less or lower" (intransitive), from lower (adj.), comparative of low (adj.). Transitive meaning "let down, cause to descend" attested from 1650s. Related: Lowered; lowering. In the transitive sense "to cause to descend" the older verb was low. From Middle English lahghenn, (c. 1200), which continued in use into the 18c.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).