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
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.
cower (third-person singular simple present cowers, present participle cowering, simple past and past participle cowered)
(obsolete, transitive) To cherish with care.
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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
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
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