LOUR

frown, glower, lour, lower

(verb) look angry or sullen, wrinkle one’s forehead, as if to signal disapproval

lower, lour

(verb) set lower; “lower a rating”; “lower expectations”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

lour (third-person singular simple present lours, present participle louring, simple past and past participle loured)

(intransitive) To frown; to look sullen.

Synonyms: glower, scowl

(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.

Noun

lour (plural lours)

A frown, a scowl; an angry or sullen look.

(figuratively) Of the sky, the weather, etc.: a dark, gloomy, and threatening appearance.

Synonyms: gloom, gloominess

Source: Wiktionary

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Lour, n. Etym: [Native name.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: An Asiatic sardine (Clupea Neohowii), valued for its oil.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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