Synonyms for cower
Definitions
- v. 1
To crouch or cringe, or to avoid or shy away from something, in fear.
Our dame sits cowering o'er a kitchen fire.
Forms
- Past participle
- cowered
e.g. cowered → cringed, crouched, flinched, groveled…
Example sentences
- cringe I may be cringe, but you're mean, and that's worse.
- crouch You need to crouch to reach the book under the sofa.
- flinch He tried not to flinch as the needle approached.
- huddle Penguins often huddle together to keep warm.
- skulk A group of foxes is called a skulk.
By length
- 4 letters
- fawn1
- 5 letters
- sneak1, crawl1, creep1, squat1, stoop1, quail1, skulk1
- 6 letters
- shrink1, cringe1, crouch1, huddle2, flinch1, grovel2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (huddle2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- se tapir
- Italiano
- acquattarsi