cower

Verb

Meaning

To cherish with care.

To stoop by bending the knees; to crouch; to squat; hence, to quail; to sink through fear.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

crawl creep fawn huddle cringe grovel crouch bend duck quail snook start quake jib blanch
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Antonyms

palm undaunted cuddle spunk face arrest
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Hypernyms

crouch bend flex bow stoop

Phrases with the word

to cower

Derivatives

cowered cowering

Anagrams

Crowe

Examples

They huddled outside in the rain Source: Internet

At least two people are shielding their children from the earthquake as they cower on the floor and behind a sofa. Source: Internet

Determined not to cower before the white establishment, the three soon find themselves targeted by a shadowy cult, in a gripping and eerie story that makes the recent past look as sinister as any haunted house. Source: Internet

According to Asian tradition, life begins again at age 60. If this is the case, why do many of us cower at the thought of aging? Source: Internet

If it goes up they cower in their bunkers from the criticism. Source: Internet

Joe Giudice is an indefatigable personality who does not cower in the face of trouble. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Cowell Cowellian cowen cowerer coweringly Cowes