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Meanings of cower in English

Catalan
arrossegar-se

Show submission or fear.

        arrossegar-se
        Catalan
        arronsar-se
        Spanish
        acurrucarse

        Crouch or curl up.

              arronsar-se
              Usage of cower in English
              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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