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verb
- 1. crouch down in fear: "children cowered in terror as the shoot-out erupted"
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Cower means to lower your head or body in fear, often while moving backwards. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, see related words and phrases, and hear the pronunciation.
- English (US)
COWER meaning: 1. to lower your head or body in fear, often...
- English (US)
Cower is a verb that means to shrink away or crouch down in fear or submissiveness. Learn more about its synonyms, examples, history, and usage from Merriam-Webster dictionary.
When you cower, you're not just afraid. You're so terrified that your whole body cringes, crouches, and shrinks in on itself to hide from the source of your fear. Victims of a school bully might cower whenever he comes near, and a law-breaking peasant might cower when brought before a cruel king.
Cower definition: to crouch, as in fear or shame.. See examples of COWER used in a sentence.
Cower means to lower your head or body in fear, often while moving backward. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, see related words and phrases, and find translations in other languages.
Cower means to bend forward and downwards because you are very frightened. Learn more about its word origin, pronunciation, collocations, and usage in sentences from various sources.
Definition of cower verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
