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louring

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lour-ing
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of lour

noun

The act of one who, or that which, lours.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English louryng, louringe, lowrynge, later variant of lourand, lowrand, lourande, lowrande, equivalent to lour + -ing. Cognate with Dutch loerend (“lurking, louring”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: louryng, louring

Inflected Forms

lourings (plural)

Derived Forms

louringly

Questions

What does louring mean?
present participle and gerund of lour
Where does louring come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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