verb · intransitive · rare

lour

lour · lours · loured · louring

To frown; to look sullenTo frown; to look sullen.

UK/ˈlaʊə/US/ˈlaʊɚ/

Meaning

2 senses

(intransitive)To frown; to look sullen.
look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
(figuratively, intransitive)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.

Origin

The verb is derived from Middle English louren, lour, loure (“to frown or scowl; to be dar

The verb is derived from Middle English louren, lour, loure (“to frown or scowl; to be dark or overcast; to droop, fade, wither; to lurk, skulk”), probably from Old English *lūran, *lūrian, from Proto-Germanic *lūraną (“to lie in wait, lurk”).

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Forms

lours, louring, loured, loured

Base form	lour · to lour
3rd person singular	lours
Present participle	louring
Past simple	loured
Past participle	loured

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	lour
he, she, it	lours

Past simpleLesson

all persons

loured

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have loured
he, she, it	has loured

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will lour

Synonyms

5 synonyms

glower scowl

Close in meaning

set lower:lower-v
look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval:frown glower lower-v
make lower or quieter:turn down lower-v

Word family

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle