louring

Etymology 1

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

verb

1. present participle and gerund of lour

Etymology 2

From Middle English louring, lowrynge, luring, equivalent to lour + -ing.

noun

1. The act of one who, or that which, lours.
   1904-1908, Thomas Hardy, The Dynasts Times are they fraught with peril, trouble, gloom; / We have to mark their lourings and to face them.