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cower

(kaʊəʳ)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense cowers, present participle cowering, past tense, past participle cowered
verb
If you cower, you bend forward and downwards because you are very frightened.
The hostages cowered in their seats. [VERB]
Synonyms: cringe, shrink, tremble, crouch More Synonyms of cower

cower in British English

(ˈkaʊə)
verb
(intransitive)
to crouch or cringe, as in fear
Word origin
C13: from Middle Low German kūren to lie in wait; related to Swedish kura to lie in wait, Danish kure to squat

cower in American English

(ˈkaʊər)
verb intransitive
1. 
to crouch or huddle up, as from fear or cold
2. 
to shrink and tremble, as from someone's anger, threats, or blows; cringe
Word origin
ME couren, prob. < ON base seen in Dan kūre, Sw kura, to squat; akin to Ger kauern < IE base *geu-, to curve, bend > cod2, chicken

Examples of 'cower' in a sentence
cower

He intensified the players' training regimes and his strict disciplinary code has left his stars cowering in fear.
The Sun (2017)
So should the IT department be cowering in fear?
Computing (2010)
It is no wonder that you are cowering behind le sofa!
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Haunted house tales should have you cowering behind the sofa.
The Sun (2012)
Guests who witnessed the abduction were left cowering in fear behind upturned restaurant furniture.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Should we be embracing it or cowering in the corner?
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
So it was no surprise to see the bigot with the bouffant cowering in terror during a photoshoot with an eagle.
The Sun (2015)
The streets of the old hotel zone were empty as residents barricaded themselves in their homes and tourists cowered inside small hotels.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
You're not the only one cowering behind the sofa this series.
The Sun (2011)
He led police to a small shed, where the suspect was found cowering in a corner.
The Sun (2010)
An earlier shot showed the man cowering in a corner of the dry moat surrounding the enclosure while the tiger loomed over him.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
He came to a skidding halt before the Saxons and they cowered in fear before his towering rage.
Kathleen E. Woodiwiss THE WOLF AND THE DOVE
Three dozen youths had barricaded themselves in with a mattress and furniture but maybe he did not realise how many potential victims cowered inside.
The Sun (2011)
A prize bull was discovered cowering in a corner of his field after being introduced to his new herd.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Players cowered in fear as anarchy took hold on a famous Premier League ground.
The Sun (2009)
I cowered away from him.
Stanko, Elizabeth Everyday Violence (1990)
As the planes flew past I saw dozens of military personnel who had been involved in friendly fire incidents cowering in fear.
The Sun (2007)
Olive Burrows lay a few metres away, cowering under the meat counter where she had been shot in the leg.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
They were just puppets to play with and I couldn't understand why they were cowering in the corner.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
(verb) 
Definition
to cringe or shrink in fear
The hostages cowered in their seats.
Synonyms
cringe
I cringed in horror.
shrink
tremble
crouch
flinch
The slightest pressure made her flinch.
quail
The very word makes many of us quail.
draw back
I drew back with a horrified scream.
grovel
I refuse to grovel to anybody.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of draw back
Definition
to move backwards
I drew back with a horrified scream.
Synonyms
recoil,
withdraw,
retreat,
shrink,
falter,
back off,
shy away,
flinch,
retract,
quail,
start back
in the sense of flinch
Definition
to draw back suddenly from pain or something unpleasant
The slightest pressure made her flinch.
Synonyms
wince,
start,
duck,
shrink,
cringe,
quail,
recoil,
cower,
blench
in the sense of grovel
Definition
to behave excessively humbly towards someone, esp. a superior, in an attempt to win his or her favour
I refuse to grovel to anybody.
Synonyms
humble yourself,
creep,
crawl,
flatter,
fawn,
pander,
cower,
toady,
kowtow,
brown-nose (taboo, slang),
bow and scrape,
kiss ass (taboo, slang),
lick someone's boots,
lick someone's arse (taboo, slang),
bootlick (informal),
demean yourself,
abase yourself

Nearby words of
cower

  • cowardice
  • cowardly
  • cowboy
  • cower
  • coxcomb
  • coy
  • coyness

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