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noun
The act of one who, or that which, lours.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
present participle and gerund of lour
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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History
From Middle English louring, lowrynge, luring, equivalent to lour + -ing.
From Middle English louryng, louringe, lowrynge, later variant of lourand, lowrand, lourande, lowrande, equivalent to lour + -ing. Cognate with Dutch loerend (“lurking, louring”).
