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Cower

/ˈkaʊə/

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

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📖 Definitions of "Cower"

verb

1
To crouch or cringe, or to avoid or shy away from something, in fear.
"He'd be useless in war. He'd just cower in his bunker until the enemy came in and shot him, or until the war was over."
2
To crouch in general.
3
To cause to cower; to frighten into submission.

🔄 Synonyms of "Cower"

6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
creepnoun	(intransitive) To move slowly and quietly in a particular direction.
fawnnoun	A young deer.
cringeverb	(intransitive, figuratively) To experience an inward feeling of disgust, embarrassment, or fear; (by extension) to feel very embarrassed.
grovelverb	(intransitive) To abase oneself before another person.
huddlenoun	(American football) A brief meeting of all the players from one team that are on the field with the purpose of planning the following play.
crawlverb	(intransitive) To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Cower"

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Word	Definition
cringeverb	(intransitive, figuratively) To experience an inward feeling of disgust, embarrassment, or fear; (by extension) to feel very embarrassed.
creepnoun	(intransitive) To move slowly and quietly in a particular direction.
crawlverb	(intransitive) To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground.
grovelverb	(intransitive) To abase oneself before another person.
huddlenoun	(American football) A brief meeting of all the players from one team that are on the field with the purpose of planning the following play.
fawnnoun	A young deer.
quailnoun	Any of various small game birds of the genera Coturnix, Anurophasis or Perdicula in the Old World family Phasianidae or of the New World family Odontophoridae.
hideverb	(transitive) To put (something) in a place where it will be out of sight or harder to discover.
curbnoun	(figurative) Something that checks or restrains; a restraint.
crouchnoun	A bent or stooped position.
flinchverb	(intransitive) To make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a (usually negative) stimulus; to cringe; to blench.
scringenoun	(fishing) A type of dragnet with a bag in the center and a very fine mesh.
scroochverb	(intransitive) To crouch, or hunker down.
dareverb	(intransitive) To have enough courage (to do something).
hurklenoun	to cower
crap oneselfverb	(vulgar) to feel extremely frightened or apprehensive.
scurry awayverb	To run away, especially fearfully.
shuddernoun	A shivering tremor, often from fear or horror.
trembleverb	(intransitive) To shake, quiver, or vibrate.
skewnoun	Something that has an oblique or slanted position.