COWER

fawn, crawl, creep, cringe, cower, grovel

(verb) show submission or fear

huddle, cower

(verb) crouch or curl up; “They huddled outside in the rain”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology 1

Verb

cower (third-person singular simple present cowers, present participle cowering, simple past and past participle cowered)

(intransitive) To crouch or cringe, or to avoid or shy away from something, in fear.

(intransitive, archaic) To crouch in general.

(transitive) To cause to cower; to frighten into submission.

Etymology 2

Verb

cower (third-person singular simple present cowers, present participle cowering, simple past and past participle cowered)

(obsolete, transitive) To cherish with care.

Anagrams

• Crowe

Source: Wiktionary

Cow"er (-r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Cowered (-rd);p. pr. & vb. n. Cowering.] Etym: [Cf. Icel. kera to doze, liequiet, Sw. kura, Dan. kure, G. kauern to cower, W. cwrian.]

Definition: 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.

Cow"er (kou"r), v. t.

Definition: To cherish with care. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition