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Grammar : Verb
Spell : kou-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkaʊ ər

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Définition of cowering

Origin :
  • c.1300, probably from Middle Low German *kuren "lie in wait" (Modern German kauern), or similar Scandinavian words meaning "to squat" and "to doze" (e.g. Old Norse kura, Danish, Norwegian kure, Swedish kura). Thus unrelated to coward. Related: Cowered; cowering.
  • verb hide, hover in fear
Example sentences :
  • "Put him out," said Katrina, with a glance of disdain at the cowering man.
  • Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings
  • They would be cowering there, probably in darkness, not knowing what was going on.
  • Extract from : « In the Orbit of Saturn » by Roman Frederick Starzl
  • He was gesticulating wildly, and Rathburn could see that the girl was cowering.
  • Extract from : « The Coyote » by James Roberts
  • Clinton's paroxysm was over, and sinking to the floor he lay there shivering and cowering.
  • Extract from : « A Master of Mysteries » by L. T. Meade
  • The woman, cowering against the door, covered her ears, and groaned.
  • Extract from : « In Kings' Byways » by Stanley J. Weyman
  • Abraham had bent down as though he were cowering from an expected blow.
  • Extract from : « Earl Hubert's Daughter » by Emily Sarah Holt
  • They found, cowering in one of the wigwams, a woman who had been struck by a bullet in the neck, and who was dying.
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago » by John S. C. Abbott
  • He was cowering and slinking along as if he feared the most terrible punishment.
  • Extract from : « The Blue Wall » by Richard Washburn Child
  • Every trace of manhood had vanished from the negro's cowering frame.
  • Extract from : « Sally Dows and Other Stories » by Bret Harte
  • Two cowering wretches were found in one corner of the cabin.
  • Extract from : « Panther Eye » by Roy J. Snell

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