cower
verb (used without object)
Origin of cower
Synonyms for cower
Related Words for cowering
skulk, crouch, cringe, flinch, recoil, wince, tremble, fawn, kowtow, sneak, grovel, honey, blench, bootlick, toady, quail, shrink, truckle, apple-polishExamples from the Web for cowering
Contemporary Examples of cowering
Samwell Tarly starts the episode his same old pining, cowering self.
Game of Thrones’ 'The Watchers on the Wall': The Battle of Castle Black Is One For the AgesAndrew Romano
June 9, 2014
The officers warned my cowering Oma (grandma) what might await the cousin if she ever did return.
The man who appears resolute and forceful in public is, behind closed doors, cowering in fear.
In the incident, 12-year-old Muhammad Al-Dura was reportedly shot and killed by Israeli forces while cowering behind his father.
Split up into ones and twos, they are easy targets for the shooters, who find it easy to pick off cowering people one by one.
Historical Examples of cowering
"Put him out," said Katrina, with a glance of disdain at the cowering man.
City of Endless NightMilo Hastings
They would be cowering there, probably in darkness, not knowing what was going on.
In the Orbit of SaturnRoman Frederick Starzl
He was gesticulating wildly, and Rathburn could see that the girl was cowering.
The CoyoteJames Roberts
Clinton's paroxysm was over, and sinking to the floor he lay there shivering and cowering.
A Master of MysteriesL. T. Meade
The woman, cowering against the door, covered her ears, and groaned.
In Kings' BywaysStanley J. Weyman