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lowering the boom

lowering the boom is the present participle and gerund of lower the boom.

Meaning of lower the boom

Verb

lower the boom (third-person singular simple present lowers the boom, present participle lowering the boom, simple past and past participle lowered the boom)

  1. (idiomatic) To use one's superior physical strength.
    • Whenever he got his Irish up, Clancy lowered the boom.1947, Hy Heath, Johnny Lange, Clancy Lowered the Boom
  2. (idiomatic) To scold severely.
    • When Jack came back late from lunch, the team leader really lowered the boom on him.

Questions about lowering the boom

What is lowering the boom the present participle and gerund of?
Lowering the boom is the present participle and gerund of lower the boom.

Words near lowering the boom in the dictionary

  1. lowereth
  2. lowering
  3. lowering one's guard
  4. lowering one's sights
  5. lowering the bar
  6. lowering the boom
  7. loweringly
  8. lowerings
  9. lowermost
  10. lowers
  11. lowers one's guard

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