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cower (verb)

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  • cower — ► VERB ▪ crouch down or shrink back in fear. ORIGIN Low German k ren lie in wait …   English terms dictionary

  • cower — verb To crouch or cringe in fear. Hed be useless in war. Hed just cower in his bunker until the enemy came in and shot him, or until the war was over …   Wiktionary

  • cower — verb crouch down in fear. Origin ME: from Mid. Low Ger. kūren lie in wait …   English new terms dictionary

  • cower — verb (I) to bend low and move back, especially because you are frightened: They were cowering in the cellars, trapped by the shelling. | He cowered against the wall …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • cower — verb they cowered at the sound of gunfire Syn: cringe, shrink, crouch, recoil, flinch, pull back, draw back, tremble, shake, quake, blench, quail, grovel See note at wince …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • cower — verb Syn: cringe, shrink, flinch, crouch, blench …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • cower — UK [ˈkaʊə(r)] / US [ˈkaʊr] verb [intransitive] Word forms cower : present tense I/you/we/they cower he/she/it cowers present participle cowering past tense cowered past participle cowered to move your body down and away from someone or something… …   English dictionary

  • cower — [[t]ka͟ʊə(r)[/t]] cowers, cowering, cowered VERB If you cower, you bend forward and downwards because you are very frightened. The hostages cowered in their seats …   English dictionary

  • cower — intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English couren, probably from Middle Low German kūren Date: 14th century to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays Synonyms: see fawn …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • cower — cow|er [ kaur ] verb intransitive to move your body down and away from someone or something because you are frightened: CRINGE: The dog was cowering in a corner. ╾ cow|er|ing adjective …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • cower — [ˈkaʊə] verb [I] to move your body down and away from someone because you are frightened Syn: cringe …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

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