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cower

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cow·er  (kour)
intr.v. cow·ered, cow·er·ing, cow·ers
To cringe in fear.

[Middle English couren, of Scandinavian origin.]

cower
Verb
to cringe or shrink in fear [Middle Low German kūren to lie in wait]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.cower - crouch or curl up; "They huddled outside in the rain"
crouch, stoop, bend, bow - bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse"
2.cower - show submission or fear
bend, flex - form a curve; "The stick does not bend"

cower
Translations
cower [ˈkauəʳ] viencogerse (de miedo)

cower [ˈkauəʳ] vise recroqueviller; trembler

cower [ˈkauəʳ] visich ducken;
(squatting) → kauern

cower [ˈkauəʳ] viacquattarsi

cower
v cower [ˈkauə]
to draw back and crouch in fear He was cowering away from the fierce dog. terugdeins يَجْثُـم من الخوْف треперя (от страх) krčit se krybe; krybe sammen kauern ζαρώνω από φόβο encogerse, empequeñecerse, apocarse küüru tõmbudes taanduma از ترس خود را جمع کردن kyyristyä se tapir לְהִתכָּווֵץ מִפָּחַד झुकना या पीछे हटना ustuknuti meglapul mundur ketakutan hnipra sig saman rannicchiarsi すくむ 위축되다; 움츠리다 trauktis susigūžus sarauties (no bailēm) meromok ineenkrimpen krype sammen kulić się encolher-se a se piti, a se ghemui съёживаться krčiť sa potuhniti se šćućuriti se krypa ihop, huka sig ทำตัวงอด้วยความกลัว yere çökmek 畏縮 зщулюватися خوف يا شرم ك‍ے مار‍ے رک جانا ngồi co rúm lại


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While he, subdued and abashed, seemed to crouch before her, and to shrink and cower down, as if in the presence of some superior creature, the child herself was sensible of a new feeling within her, which elevated her nature, and inspired her with an energy and confidence she had never known.
The kite was shaped like a great hawk; and the moment it rose into the air the birds began to cower and seek protection--and then to disappear.
The result was a sharp peck on the end of his nose that made him cower down and ki-yi.
 
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