cower
verb (used without object)
to crouch, as in fear or shame.
have been cowering
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present perfect progressiveof cower.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Of course, if we had thought about nuclear war every minute of every day, we might indeed have been cowering under our sheets.
From Salon ● Dec. 7, 2025
For two months, he and his wife have been cowering in a dank basement as the house above them was slowly pulverised.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 11, 2014
It must have been cowering in the boscage above, on the opposite bank, for several minutes.
From Regina or the Sins of the Fathers by Hermann Sudermann
