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loweringly

loweringly

9.1
In an angry, threatening way
  • adverb
  • /ˈloʊərɪŋli/
  • Archaic
translation icon : de manera amenazante
  • She spoke loweringly, her eyes narrowed in disapproval.

Examples

  • The dog growled loweringly at the intruder.

  • He glanced loweringly at the intruder, making his intentions clear.

  • The sky hung loweringly over the quiet, anxious town.

  • He looked at her loweringly.

  • He glanced loweringly at the intruder, making his intentions clear.

  • She spoke loweringly, her eyes narrowed in disapproval.

  • The dog growled loweringly at the intruder.

Synonyms

menacingly
vsloweringly
6 6.3

In a way that seems likely to hurt or scare someone

is more specifically a scowling look rather than only danger
threateningly
vsloweringly
3 5.5

In a way that shows you might hurt or scare someone

is more about an ominous scowl than a direct intent to harm
frowningly
vsloweringly
1 7.1

In a way that shows you are unhappy or annoyed

conveys a stronger, more menacing stare rather than simple disapproval
sneeringly
vsloweringly
1 8.1

In a way that shows you do not respect someone or something

is more about hostile menace and fear rather than mockery
growlingly
vsloweringly
8.8

In a low, angry voice that shows threat

relies on a scowling facial expression rather than growling sound

Antonyms

cheerfully
34 1.0

In a happy, friendly way that shows you want to help

How Menacing

menacingly
6 6.3
loweringly
  • Archaic
9.1
grimly
27 5.5
sternly
16 3.9

Surface Forms

loweringly positive

Morphology

loweringly = lower (semi-transparent) = lower + ly

Formed by the regular addition of -ly to the verb 'lower', but the meaning 'menacing or scowling' relies on the specialized adjectival/participial sense 'lowering' rather than the basic 'make less high'.

Etymology

Loweringly comes from the simple verb lower, which means 'to make lower' and also 'to look down in anger'; imagine someone lowering their eyes or brow to show dislike. The ending -ly turns it into a word that describes doing something in a menacing or scowling way.