cower
verb (used without object)
to crouch, as in fear or shame.
is cowering
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present progressiveof cower (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Still, not everyone in the hunt is cowering in fear about how the course could wind up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026
“It would be a mistake to think California is cowering in the face of this onslaught,” Newsom said in the 2,300-word address accompanied by a shortened video version.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2025
It’s very concerning to see the way the media, in particular, is cowering from their role as defenders of the truth.
From Salon ● Jan. 15, 2025
A girl on the branch above is cowering.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 23, 2018
There now devolves upon me the duty of conducting my readers to the corner where the Venner is cowering.
From Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. by Jean Paul
