lour
/laʊr/
verb
- To frown or look sullen, angry, or threatening.
- The teacher loured at the noisy students.
- He loured when he heard the bad news.
- The old man loured from his porch, scaring the children.
- (Of the sky or weather) to look dark, gloomy, and threatening, as if a storm is coming.
- The sky began to lour as the storm approached.
- The horizon loured with the promise of heavy rain.
- Dark clouds loured over the mountains all afternoon.
Antonyms
noun
- A scowl or gloomy expression; a dark, threatening look.
- The lour on her face told everyone she was in a bad mood.
- She gave him a lour that silenced his protest.
- His face was set in a permanent lour.