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cower

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cow⋅er

  [kou-er]
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–verb (used without object)
to crouch, as in fear or shame.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME couren; c. Norw, Sw kūra, MLG kūren, G kauern

Related forms:
cow⋅er⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
cringe, recoil, flinch, quail.
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cow·er   (kou'ər)   
intr.v.   cow·ered, cow·er·ing, cow·ers
To cringe in fear.

[Middle English couren, of Scandinavian origin.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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