cower

cow·er

 (kou′ər)

intr.v. cow·ered, cow·er·ing, cow·ers

To cringe in fear.

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[Middle English couren, of Scandinavian origin.]

cower

(ˈkaʊə)

vb

(intr) to crouch or cringe, as in fear

[C13: from Middle Low German kūren to lie in wait; related to Swedish kura to lie in wait, Danish kure to squat]

cow•er

(ˈkaʊ ər)

v.i.

to crouch or shrink back, as in fear or shame.

[1250–1300; Middle English couren < Middle Low German kūren]

cow′er•ing•ly, adv.

cower

Past participle: cowered
Gerund: cowering

Imperative

cower

cower

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	cower - crouch or curl up; "They huddled outside in the rain" huddle 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 fawn, grovel, cringe, crawl, creep bend, flex - form a curve; "The stick does not bend"

cower

verb cringe, shrink, tremble, crouch, flinch, quail, draw back, grovel The hostages cowered in their seats.

Translations

يَجْثُـم من الخوْف

krčit se

krybekrybe sammen

kauern

hnipra sig saman

acquattarsi

trauktis susigūžus

sarauties

krype sammen

yere çökmek

畏缩

cower

[ˈkaʊəʳ] VI → encogerse (de miedo)
the servants were cowering in a corner → los criados se habían refugiado medrosos en un rincón

cower

[ˈkaʊə^r] vi (= crouch) → se recroqueviller

cower

vi → sich ducken; (squatting) → kauern; to cower before somebody → vor jdm ducken; he stood cowering in a corner → er stand geduckt in einer Ecke; the cowering peasants → die geduckten Bauern

cower

[ˈkaʊəʳ] vi → acquattarsi (per paura)

cower

(ˈkauə) verb

to draw back and crouch in fear. He was cowering away from the fierce dog. terugdeins يَجْثُـم من الخوْف треперя (от страх) encolher-se krčit se kauern krybe; krybe sammen 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 움추리다 trauktis susigūžus sarauties (no bailēm) meromok ineenkrimpenkrype sammen kulić się له ویری څخه ځان راټولول 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 畏缩