Cower
21cower — verb crouch down in fear. Origin ME: from Mid. Low Ger. kūren lie in wait …
22cower — v. n. Crouch, cringe, fawn, stoop, squat, bend the knee …
23cower — 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 …
24cower — 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 …
25cower — v 1. cringe, shrink, flinch, wince, quail, recoil, blench, Inf. funk, Sl. mooch; shake, tremble, quiver, Inf. shake in one s boots or shoes; kowtow, bow, bow before, bow to, bow and scrape. 2. skulk, slink, slither, sneak; grovel, wallow, welter …
26cower — cow·er …
27cower — verb Syn: cringe, shrink, flinch, crouch, blench …
28cower — [ˈkaʊə] verb [I] to move your body down and away from someone because you are frightened Syn: cringe …
29cower — cow•er [[t]ˈkaʊ ər[/t]] v. i. to crouch or shrink back, as in fear or shame • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME couren < MLG kūren cow′er•ing•ly, adv …
30cower — /ˈkaʊə / (say kowuh) verb (i) 1. to crouch in fear or shame. 2. to bend with the knees and back; stand or squat in a bent position. {Middle English couren, from Old Norse kūra doze, sit moping} …
