[
US
/ˈkaʊɝ/
]
[ UK /kˈaʊɐ/ ]
[ UK /kˈaʊɐ/ ]
VERB
- show submission or fear
-
crouch or curl up
They huddled outside in the rain
How To Use cower In A Sentence
- Helmeted police fired dozens of rounds of tear gas and kicked and clubbed unarmed protesters — one of whom cowered on the ground, covering his face. Tunisian leader flees amid protests; PM takes over
- The organist was a slightish man, white-haired, who seemed to hover in the alcove, his back to the audience, wizardly in his very smallness, and he hit the thunder pedal just as a figure on the screen drew back cowering from some danger above, and laughter swept the auditorium. Underworld
- He cowered in a hedge fearing she would return to run him over, the Feilding High Court was told.
- So should the IT department be cowering in fear? Computing
- One night, after a Piranha editing session, Cameronwent to sleep with afever and dreamed that he saw a robot clawing itsway toward a coweringwoman.
- Meara cowered, for the one thing she feared was her lord and master.
- You're not the only one cowering behind the sofa this series. The Sun
- Professor Stromm calls for help, hiding out in his vault with his priceless treasures, cowering from the crazy emo teen in the armored underpants. Penance: Relentless #2 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News
- About 40 survivors cowered on the quarterdeck.
- Players cowered in fear as anarchy took hold on a famous Premier League ground. The Sun