[Vocabulary] lowering day

[H. P. Wordcraft]

Hello everyone,

I would like to be sure of what "lowering day" means in this sentence:

"She stood in the dull gray light of the lowering winter day [...]

Does it mean that there are clouds, or that dawn has just come?

Thanks for your answers

 

[Rover_KE]

See meaning 1 below:


lower, lour /ˈlaʊə/vb (intransitive)

• (esp of the sky, weather, etc) to be overcast, dark, and menacing
• to scowl or frown

(Collins)


Note that this meaning of 'lower' rhymes with 'hour' and 'flower' and not with 'slower'.

Rover

 

[H. P. Wordcraft]

Thank you very much for the help !

 

[SoothingDave]

See meaning 1 below:


lower, lour /ˈlaʊə/vb (intransitive)

• (esp of the sky, weather, etc) to be overcast, dark, and menacing
• to scowl or frown

(Collins)


Note that this meaning of 'lower' rhymes with 'hour' and 'flower' and not with 'slower'.

Rover

I've never seen this before.

 

[Rover_KE]

I've never seen this before.

We all learn something new here. It's one of the great things about the forum.

 

[emsr2d2]

That's a new one for me too. I like it.

 

[SoothingDave]

I thought the sentence was referring to the day's ending (sun setting).

 

[emsr2d2]

I thought the sentence was referring to the day's ending (sun setting).

That's what I would have assumed too.

 

[bhaisahab]

That's what I would have assumed too.

Originally Posted by SoothingDave
I thought the sentence was referring to the day's ending (sun setting).

How old are you people?

 

[Barb_D]

I"m with ems and Dave. I thought it would have referred to the day coming to an end, a metaphorical use of "lower." I've never seen that use, and to add insult to injury for you old folks, would have thought it rhymed with "slower."

 

[Offroad]

Sounds poetic to me!

 

[Rover_KE]

File it away it in the category of

"Words I never knew existed and have no intention of using anytime soon, or even for the rest of my life, but I can tell people what they mean when they ask about them in 'Ask a Teacher'."

 

[emsr2d2]

Useful for crosswords and pub quizzes.