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Verb: cower  kaw-u(r)
  1. Crouch or curl up
    "They cowered outside in the rain"
    - huddle
     
  2. Show submission or fear
    - fawn, crawl, creep, cringe, grovel

Derived forms: cowering, cowers, cowered

See also: coward

Type of: bend, bow, crouch, flex, stoop

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