Hypertext Webster Gateway: "cower"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cower \Cow"er\ (-?r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cowered} (-?rd); p.
pr. & vb. n. {Cowering}.] [Cf. Icel. kera to doze, liequiet,
Sw. kura, Dan. kure, G. kauern to cower, W. cwrian.]
To stoop by bending the knees; to crouch; to squat; hence, to
quail; to sink through fear.
Our dame sits cowering o'er a kitchen fire. --Dryden.
Like falcons, cowering on the nest. --Goldsmith.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cower \Cow"er\ (kou"?r), v. t.
To cherish with care. [Obs.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
cower
v 1: crouch or curl up [syn: {huddle}]
2: show submission or fear [syn: {fawn}, {crawl}, {creep}, {cringe},
{grovel}]
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