Thesaurus: cower

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1. v. i. To stoop by bending the knees; to crouch; to squat; hence, to quail; to sink through fear.
2. v. t. To cherish with care.
3. v. crouch or curl up
4. v. show submission or fear
5. To stoop by bending the knees; to crouch; to squat; hence, to quail; to sink through fear. Our dame sits cowering o'er a kitchen fire. Dryden. Like falcons, cowering on the nest. Goldsmith. To cherish with care. [Obs.]
6. To stoop by bending the knees; to crouch; to squat; hence, toquail; to sink through fear.Our dame sits cowering o'er a kitchen fire. Dryden.Like falcons, cowering on the nest. Goldsmith.
7. v:100 v crouch or curl up v show submission or fear