Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Lowering /lōʹərĭng/ · Low·er·ing · IPA /ˈloʊ.ɚ.ɪŋ/ 01 a. Dark and threatening; gloomy; sullen; as, lowering clouds or sky. 1. Dark and threatening; gloomy; sullen; as, lowering clouds or sky.