Lion Grew Terribly Menacing Crossword Clue

We think the answer is "LOWERING" which means:

noun
• • The act of causing to become less
• • The act of causing something to move to a lower level
adjective satellite
• • Darkened by clouds
adjective
• • (of sky or environment) dark and menacing.
• • That lowers or frowns.
• • Lurking, skulking, menacing.
verb
• • To frown; to look sullen.
• • To be dark, gloomy, and threatening, as clouds; of the sky: to be covered with dark and threatening clouds; to show threatening signs of approach, as a tempest.
• • To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down
• • To pull down
• • To reduce the height of
• • To depress as to direction
• • To make less elevated
• • To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of
• • To bring down; to humble
• • (lower oneself) to humble oneself; to do something one considers to be beneath one's dignity.
• • To reduce (something) in value, amount, etc.
• • To fall; to sink; to grow less; to diminish; to decrease
• • To decrease in value, amount, etc.

An example sentence would be:

• • "The lowering of interest rates may stimulate economic growth."
• • "He noticed a lowering of the temperature as autumn approached."

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