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COWER: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for COWER?

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Cower as a Verb
Definitions of "Cower" as a verb
Synonyms of "Cower" as a verb (21 Words)
Usage Examples of "Cower" as a verb
Associations of "Cower" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Cower” are: crawl, creep, cringe, fawn, grovel, huddle, shrink, crouch, recoil, flinch, pull back, back away, draw back, shudder, shiver, tremble, shake, quake, blench, blanch, quail

Cower as a Verb

Definitions of "Cower" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “cower” as a verb can have the following definitions:

Crouch or curl up.
Show submission or fear.
Crouch down in fear.

Synonyms of "Cower" as a verb (21 Words)

back away	Be behind; approve of.
blanch	Cook (vegetables) briefly. Blanch the almonds and grind them to a paste adding a little water.
blench	Make a sudden flinching movement out of fear or pain. Lord Ralph blenched at the very idea of working from dawn until dusk.
crawl	Swim by doing the crawl. The old cheese was crawling with maggots.
creep	To go stealthily or furtively. The fog was creeping up from the marsh.
cringe	Experience an inward shiver of embarrassment or disgust. I cringed at the fellow s stupidity.
crouch	Bend one’s back forward from the waist on down. He crouched down.
draw back	Finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.
fawn	Have fawns. The forest was closed for hunting when the does were fawning.
flinch	Draw back, as with fear or pain. She flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf.
grovel	Act in an obsequious way in order to obtain someone’s forgiveness or favour. He grovelled at George s feet.
huddle	Crowd or draw together. A man with his clothes all huddled on anyhow.
pull back	Take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for.
quail	Draw back, as with fear or pain.
quake	Shake with seismic vibrations. He was a large man with a flaming temper and I was quaking as I ran to his office.
recoil	(of a gun) move abruptly backwards as a reaction on firing a bullet, shell, or other missile. The rifle recoiled.
shake	Shake a body part to communicate a greeting feeling or cognitive state. I couldn t shake* the feeling that everyone was laughing at me.*
shiver	Shake, as from cold. They shivered in the damp foggy cold.
shrink	Reduce in size; reduce physically. The metal is unsuitable for shrinking on to wooden staves.
shudder	Tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement. She still shuddered at the thought of him.
tremble	(of a person or part of the body) shake involuntarily, typically as a result of anxiety, excitement, or frailty. Her voice trembled as she described how much she missed him.

Usage Examples of "Cower" as a verb

Children cowered in terror as the shoot-out erupted.

Associations of "Cower" (30 Words)

apology	A very poor or inadequate example of. We owe you an apology.
backlash	An adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence. A public backlash* against racism.*
boggle	(of a person) hesitate to do or accept. The inflated salary of a star boggles the mind.
crawl	Feel as if crawling with insects. The old cheese was crawling with maggots.
creep	A slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body. I thought he was a nasty little creep.
cringe	An act of cringing. He cringed away from the blow.
crouch	A crouching stance or posture. He crouched down.
duck	A female duck. A tangy stew of duck* lamb and sausage.*
flinch	An act of flinching. She flinched at the acidity in his voice.
furtive	Suggestive of guilty nervousness. He stole a furtive* glance at her.*
grovel	Lie or crawl abjectly on the ground with one’s face downwards. He grovelled at George s feet.
huddle	Heap together in a disorderly manner. A huddle* of frightened women.*
insidious	Proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with very harmful effects. Insidious pleasures.
lurk	Be or remain hidden so as to wait in ambush for someone or something. Danger lurks beneath the surface.
posture	Assume a posture as for artistic purposes. I got out of the car in an alert posture.
purloin	Make off with belongings of others. He must have managed to purloin* a copy of the key.*
rebound	The act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot. He blasted the rebound* into the net.*
recoil	The action of recoiling. If man upsets his planetary ecosystem it will automatically recoil* upon him.*
shrink	Wither, as with a loss of moisture. You should see a shrink.
silently	Without making any sound. She sobbed silently* in the corner.*
sit	Adopt or be in a position in which one s weight is supported by one s buttocks rather than one s feet and one s back is upright. When does the court of law sit.
sneak	Someone who prowls or sneaks about usually with unlawful intentions. He was branded a prying sneak* for eavesdropping on intimate conversation.*
snitch	An informer. She was snitching a look out of the window.
squat	An exercise in which a person squats down and rises again while holding a barbell across one s shoulders. A squatty red smokestack.
stealthily	In a cautious and surreptitious manner, so as not to be seen or heard. I woke up and stealthily* crept downstairs.*
stealthy	Marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed. Stealthy footsteps.
step	Place a ship s mast in its step. A flight of marble steps.
stoop	The downward swoop of a bird of prey. He tends to stoop* when he walks.*
surreptitious	Conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods. A surreptitious* glance at his watch.*
wince	The facial expression of sudden pain. He winced at the disgust in her voice.