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cower

verbCommon GRE wordMore C words

to crouch or shrink back in fear

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In a sentence

Cower in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing cower in a sentence.

The puppy cowered under the table during the thunderstorm.

Synonyms
cringeflinchrecoilshrink
Antonyms
confrontbrave
Common questions

Questions about “cower

Cower (verb) means to crouch or shrink back in fear
Here is cower used in an example sentence: "The puppy cowered under the table during the thunderstorm."
Common synonyms for cower include cringe, flinch, recoil, shrink.
Antonyms of cower include confront, brave.
Cower is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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