cower
Use Cower in a sentence
ər verb (used without object)
to crouch, as in fear or shame.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English couren; cognate with Norwegian, Swedish kūra, Middle Low German kūren, German kauern
1250–1300; Middle English couren; cognate with Norwegian, Swedish kūra, Middle Low German kūren, German kauern
Related forms
cow·er·ing·ly, adverb
Synonyms
cringe, recoil, flinch, quail.
cringe, recoil, flinch, quail.
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| —vb | |
| (intr) to crouch or cringe, as in fear | |
| [C13: from Middle Low German kūren to lie in wait; related to Swedish kura to lie in wait, Danish kure to squat] | |
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Word Origin & History
cower
c.1300, probably from M.L.G. *kuren "lie in wait," or similar Scand. words meaning "to squat" and "to doze." Thus unrelated to coward.
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Example sentences
Frozen, our guide whispered to me to cower and pretend to eat leaves.
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