cowered; cowering; cowers
Definition of cower
: to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays
They all cowered silently in their places, seeming to know in advance that some terrible thing was about to happen.— George Orwell
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The first known use of cower was in the 14th century
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