louring
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louring¹
Where it comes from
From Middle English louryng, louringe, lowrynge, later variant of lourand, lowrand, lourande, lowrande, equivalent to lour + -ing. Cognate with Dutch loerend (“lurking, louring”).
verb
- present participle and gerund of lour
louring²
Where it comes from
From Middle English louring, lowrynge, luring, equivalent to lour + -ing.
noun lourings
- The act of one who, or that which, lours. 1904-1908, Thomas Hardy, The Dynasts Times are they fraught with peril, trouble, gloom; / We have to mark their lourings and to face them.
