Cower
11cower — cow|er [ˈkauə US ər] v [Date: 1200 1300; : Middle Low German; Origin: kuren [i] to lie hidden ] to bend low and move back because you are frightened cower back/against/under etc ▪ He cowered against the wall …
12cower — [[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 …
13cower away — To shrink back in fear • • • Main Entry: ↑cower …
14cower — 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 …
15cower — coweringly, adv. /kow euhr/, v.i. to crouch, as in fear or shame. [1250 1300; ME couren; c. Norw, Sw kura, MLG kuren, G kauern] Syn. cringe, recoil, flinch, quail. * * * …
16cower — Synonyms and related words: apple polish, bend, bend the knee, blench, bootlick, bow, bow and scrape, crawl, creep, cringe, crouch, dodder, fawn, flatter, flinch, get down, grovel, halt, hunch, hunch down, kneel, kowtow, lick the dust,… …
17cower — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. cringe, shrink, crouch, quail; fawn, grovel. See cowardice, servility, fear, recoil. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. cringe, flinch, quail; see wince . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. cringe, shrink,… …
18cower — 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 …
19cower — v. n. Alys. 2053. ‘couren,’ == cowering. Pol. S. 157 …
20cower — cow·er || kaÊŠÉ™ v. cringe, shrink, tremble, grovel …
