cower

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈkaʊə/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈkaʊɚ/

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• Hyphenation: cow‧er

Verb

Plain form cower

Third-person singular cowers

Past tense cowered

Past participle cowered

Present participle cowering

1. (intransitive) If you cower, you show fear by moving your body down and away from what scares you.

   The cats cower when the dog walks by.

Related words

• coward
• cowardice