cow
noun
the mature female of a bovine animal, especially of the genus Bos.
was cowing
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past progressiveof cow.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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So when she was cowing to this kind of peer pressure, I felt responsible: my presence limited her social circle.
From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2013
The merchant, like the great bully that he was, feeling satisfied that he was cowing the little man, would pick up a piece of ivory and say, “How much?”
From Japan A Record in Colour by Dorothy Menpes
No. All I reckoned upon was cowing him into a civiller posture of mind, and checking his aggressions and insolence.
From The Frozen Pirate by W. Clark (William Clark) Russell
