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Search phrase: lowering

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
Antony and CleopatraAC I.ii.126By revolution lowering, does becomeBy reuolution lowring, does become
Henry VH5 III.iii.14Your fresh fair virgins, and your flowering infants.Your fresh faire Virgins, and your flowring Infants.
Henry VI Part 11H6 II.v.56And hath detained me all my flowering youthAnd hath detayn'd me all my flowring Youth,
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.i.206What lowering star now envies thy estate,What lowring Starre now enuies thy estate?
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.i.228Or as the snake rolled in a flowering bank,Or as the Snake, roll'd in a flowring Banke,
Richard IIR2 I.iii.187This lowering tempest of your home-bred hate,This lowring tempest of your home-bred hate,
Romeo and JulietRJ III.ii.73O serpent heart, hid with a flowering face!O Serpent heart, hid with a flowring face.

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Glossary

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bentfrowning, angry, glowering
blossomsprime, peak, full flowering [as of a plant]
fallcadence, lowering of tune
floweringflourishing, vigorous, in full bloom
loweringominous, threatening, gloomy
mitigationlowering, softening, quietening

Thesaurus

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flowering, fullblossoms
gloweringbent
loweringmitigation
lowering of tunefall
tune, lowering offall

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
FLOWERBASICflowering adj
LOW [position]BASIClowering adj

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