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- pronunciation:
- kaU
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intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
cowers, cowering, cowered |
| definition: |
to crouch or cringe in fear.
The boy cowered before his angry father.- synonyms:
- cringe, quail
- similar words:
- crouch, flinch, grovel, shrink, tremble, wince
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| related words: |
dread, fear, shy |
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