0 present participle of cower
1 to lower your head or body in fear, often while moving backwards:
Stop cowering! I'm not going to hit you.
In military images, the ruler was usually shown alone or with a captive cowering underfoot.
The cowering "lamb" reveals his teeth in fear.
Secondly, we must recognise that one result of cowering behind high tariff walls is that retaliatory tariffs are imposed.
I found myself cowering in the ditch in sheer terror the other day in order to let one of these great trains get past.
There is a distaste at the idea of cowering under skies filled with titanic forces over which we had no command.
They are cowering behind the second line of reserves.
They are better cowering here than facing the electorate.
You live under the cowering peace of the white flag, retreating from one position after another.
