cower
verb (used without object)
to crouch, as in fear or shame.
cowering
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present participleof cower.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The distance between Americans and the people in other countries cowering as death rains down on them from the sky has always been vast both geographically and culturally.
From Salon ● Mar. 20, 2026
The enduring image of Ruben Amorim's 14-month tenure at Manchester United may well be the one of him cowering in the dugout at Grimsby.
From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2026
For Ms. Sweeney and Ms. Seyfried it provides an endless variety of opportunities to run through the soap-opera playbook of screaming, cowering, deceiving and attacking depending on the circumstances, which grow increasingly horrifying.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
On Friday, Musk shared two side-by-side A.I.-generated images of graffiti-style stencils: a smiling, handsome Kirk, and a cowering, dying Zarutska.
From Slate ● Sep. 12, 2025
He covered his eyes and bent forward, cowering.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
