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Meanings of cower in anglès

català
arrossegar-se

Show submission or fear.

arrossegar-se
català
arronsar-se
espanyol
acurrucarse

Crouch or curl up.

arronsar-se
Usage of cower in anglès
1
Remember: Saddam says he made his WMD threats to cower the Iranians.
Wired
2
We cower as you point fingers telling us to 'support our troops.'
Wired
3
The Muslims could no longer afford to cower behind a defensive posture.
Mother of the believers: a novel of the birth of islam
4
This time she did not cower before the passion in his face.
Senator North
5
Well might common sense cower with the meaner animals at the picture.
The Ordeal of Richard Feverel — Volume 6
6
The deep boom of their applause pursued Brinnaria and made her cower.
The Unwilling Vestal
7
She began to cower, and hid her blushing face in her hands.
Foul Play
8
It was exhilarating to watch the police cower under commandeered dustbin lids.
The Guardian
9
And indeed, Rhiannon did drop to her knees, but not to cower.
Celtic fire
10
The indunas seemed to cower at this declaration, but made no answer.
The Ghost Kings
11
But his players could not have chosen a worse time to cower.
The Irish Times
12
I fixed Rupert with a glare that should have made him cower.
Honour's Knight
13
She would not cower now while he fought for his brother's soul.
Celtic fire
14
I cower in the shadows, pressing myself into the column, not breathing.
The kommandant's girl
15
But even if I were not, I would not cower to you.
Engineering Infinity
16
After an hour's rest we again embark and cower under an umbrella.
Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa
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United States of America
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United Kingdom
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