Cower - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈkaʊər|
Brit.
|ˈkaʊə|
verb
- crouch or curl up (syn: huddle)
- show submission or fear (syn: crawl, creep, cringe, fawn, grovel)
- show submission or fear (syn: crawl, creep, cringe, fawn, grovel)
Extra examples
They cowered at the sight of the gun.
She was cowering in the closet.
I cowered behind the door.
The woman cowered away when the jewel thief pointed a gun at her.
The dog cowered down when the man threatened him with a whip.
He cowered against the wall.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: cower
he/she/it: cowers
present participle: cowering
past tense: cowered
past participle: cowered
I/you/we/they: cower
he/she/it: cowers
present participle: cowering
past tense: cowered
past participle: cowered
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