Cower Meaning in English

word

US

ˈkaʊɝ

KOW-er

UK

kˈaʊɐ

KOW-uh

التعريف

To bend down or move back because you are very afraid; to shrink away from something frightening.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Usually describes a physical reaction to fear, not just feeling afraid. Common with 'cower in fear', 'cower behind', or 'cower under'. Formal/literary tone, not used in daily conversation. Do not confuse with 'cover' (to protect).

• Spanish: acobardarse - encogerse (de miedo)
• Portuguese (BR): encolher-se (de medo) - acovardar-se
• Portuguese (PT): encolher-se (de medo) - acobardar-se
• Chinese (Simplified): 畏缩 - 蜷缩
• Chinese (Traditional): 畏縮 - 蜷縮
• Hindi: डर के मारे सिकुड़ना
• Arabic: ينكمش خوفًا - يتقوقع
• Bengali: সিম্টেম করা - ভয়ে কুঁকড়ে যাওয়া
• Russian: съёживаться - прятаться (от страха)
• Japanese: すくむ - 身をすくめる
• Vietnamese: co rúm mình - co mình lại
• Korean: 웅크리다 - 움츠리다
• Turkish: sine çekilmek - korkudan büzülmek
• Urdu: سہم جانا - خوف سے دبک جانا
• Indonesian: meringkuk - mundur karena takut

جمل نموذجية

The dog cowered under the table during the thunderstorm.

basic

She cowered in fear when she saw the snake.

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The children cowered behind their mother.

basic

I don't want to cower every time my boss gets angry.

natural

Instead of speaking up, he just cowered in the corner.

natural

You shouldn't cower just because things are tough.

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