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[ kou-er ] / ˈkaʊ ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cower ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used without object)to crouch, as in fear or shame. Origin of cower1250–1300; Middle English couren; cognate with Norwegian, Swedish kūra,Middle Low German kūren,German kauern SYNONYMS FOR cowercringe, recoil, flinch, quail. SEE SYNONYMS FOR cower ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM cowercow·er·ing·ly, adverbWords nearby cowercow college, cow country, Cowden's disease, Cowdrey, Cowell, cower, Cowes, cowfeteria, cowfish, cow flop, cowgirl Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cowerDurbin has spoken out fearlessly against the NRA while so many of his colleagues in Congress cower. Brooklyn Shooting Hits Close to Bill de Blasio’s Park Slope Home|Michael Daly|July 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST Camus did not cower from the depressing implications of his insight. New Year’s Reading List: Books to Transform Your Sad Life|David Masciotra|January 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST Either we have the means to intimidate them or we have to cower in fear. Bibi Gun|Bernard Avishai|September 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST The Iranians are not going to just cower in the corner because we talk and act tough. The Neocons Are Coming!|Leslie H. Gelb|October 19, 2011|DAILY BEAST
But if the Twilight series has taught us anything, it is this: Do not cower in the face of freakishness! The Future of Twilight|Natasha Vargas-Cooper|July 1, 2010|DAILY BEAST Inside the pit the men could only cower low in the hope that the hurricane of missiles would pass over their heads. The Tree of Appomattox|Joseph A. Altsheler The garrison of the castle were obliged to cower down against the walls, if they would avoid abandoning the works. Annals of a Fortress|E. Viollet-le-Duc The Abbot seemed to cower beneath the weight of these sad, earnest words, and for a little while there was silence. The Lady Of Blossholme|H. Rider Haggard They tremble and cower when the footstep of the hunter with the beard on his chin is heard on the heath. The Memories of Fifty Years|William H. Sparks Shall we, men who followed Red Jabez through a sea of blood, cower to a woman of such soft mettle? The Pirate Woman|Aylward Edward Dingle
British Dictionary definitions for cower
verb(intr) to crouch or cringe, as in fear Word Origin for cowerC13: from Middle Low German kūren to lie in wait; related to Swedish kura to lie in wait, Danish kure to squat Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to cowerskulk, crouch, cringe, flinch, recoil, wince, tremble, fawn, kowtow, sneak, grovel, honey, blench, bootlick, toady, quail, shrink, truckle, brownnose, draw back |