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cower

cow·er [ ków ər ] (past and past participle cow·ered, present participle cow·er·ing, 3rd person present singular cow·ers)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
cringe in fear: to cringe or move backward defensively in fear

[13th century. < Middle Low German kūren "lie in wait"]
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