'Cower' definitions:
Definition of 'cower'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Cower'
From: GCIDE
- Cower \Cow"er\ (kou"[~e]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Cowered (kou"[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Cowering.] [Cf. Icel. kera to doze, liequiet, Sw. kura, Dan. kure, G. kauern to cower, W. cwrian.] To stoop by bending the knees; to crouch; to squat; hence, to quail; to sink through fear. [1913 Webster]
- Our dame sits cowering o'er a kitchen fire. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- Like falcons, cowering on the nest. --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Cower'
From: GCIDE
- Cower \Cow"er\ (kou"[~e]r), v. t. To cherish with care. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'cower'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- apple-polish,
- bend,
- bend the knee,
- blench,
- bootlick,
- bow,
- bow and scrape,
- crawl,
- creep,
- cringe,
- crouch,
- dodder,
- fawn,
- flatter,
- flinch,
- get down,
- grovel,
- halt,
- hunch,
- hunch down,
- kneel,
- kowtow,
- lick the dust,
- lickspittle,
- limp,
- quail,
- quiver,
- recoil,
- scrouch down,
- shake,
- shrink,
- skulk,
- slink,
- sneak,
- squat,
- stoop,
- teeter,
- toadeat,
- toady,
- totter,
- tremble,
- truckle,
- wallow,
- welter,
- wince