cowers
- present tense form of cower (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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"He doesn't want to go for a walk when he has a muzzle on, he shivers and cowers down, it's horrible to see, but once he's up here he's like a new puppy again."
From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2024
She cowers in tiny, dark places at every bang.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 22, 2023
Only when he realizes that George is telling the truth does he reach out with gentleness, but George still cowers away.
From Salon ● Dec. 30, 2021
The official synopsis from Fox reads: Bart accidentally sees a brand-new superhero movie a month before it comes out… and the world cowers before his newfound plot-spoiling powers.
From The Verge ● Feb. 26, 2020
Another crack of thunder, and Boomer leaps out of bed and cowers by the door.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
