The meaning of LOUR is to look sullen : frown. How to use lour in a sentence.

look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval

Lour definition: Lower. . Origin of Lour From Middle English lour (“sad or frowning countenance" ), louren (“to frown or scowl; to be dark or overcast; look askant, mistrust; wither, fade, droop; …

Missing a drawer, handles, patches of finish, a mahogany cupboard lours over a red carpet frayed to a dishcloth. The Times Literary Supplement ( 2013 ) Here we encounter the cathedral in …

2024年10月23日 · lour (third-person singular simple present lours, present participle louring, simple past and past participle loured) (intransitive) To frown; to look sullen. Synonyms: …

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There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb lour, one of which is labelled obsolete.See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

6. to alter the articulation of (a vowel) by increasing the distance of the tongue downward from the palate.

Definition of lour verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Definitions from Wiktionary (lour) verb: (intransitive) To frown; to look sullen. verb: (intransitive, figuratively) To be dark, gloomy, and threatening, as clouds; of the sky: to be covered with …