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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Cower \Cow"er\ (kou"[~e]r), verb (used without an object) [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.
Our dame sits cowering o'er a kitchen fire. --Dryden.
Like falcons, cowering on the nest. --Goldsmith.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
cowering \cowering\ adjective characterized by or showing abject fear. [prenominal]
Syn: craven, cringing(prenominal), fearful, recreant. [WordNet 1.5]
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