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Cowering
verb
Word Frequency:
0.3
Definitions
1.
verb
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.
verb
To crouch in general.
3.
verb
To cause to cower; to frighten into submission.
4.
verb
To cherish with care.
Synonyms
coward
cowardly
cringing
fearful
cowing
cowed
quailing
terrified
frightened
scared
quavering
flinching
Rhymes With
scouring
glowering
towering
flowering
empowering
devouring
souring
showering
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