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lour or lower (laʊə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (esp of the sky, weather, etc) to be overcast, dark, and menacing |
| 2. | to scowl or frown |
| —n | |
| 3. | a menacing scowl or appearance |
| [C13 louren to scowl; compare German lauern to lurk] | |
| lower or lower | |
| —vb | |
| —n | |
| [C13 louren to scowl; compare German lauern to lurk] | |
| 'louring or lower | |
| —adj | |
| 'lowering or lower | |
| —adj | |
| 'louringly or lower | |
| —adv | |
| 'loweringly or lower | |
| —adv | |
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Lour
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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