Definitions for Cower

Cower cow·er

Spelling: [kou-er]
IPA: /ˈkaʊ ər/

Cower is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 43 anagrams from letters in Cower (ceorw).

Definitions for Cower

verb (used without object)

  1. to crouch, as in fear or shame.

Origin of Cower

1250-1300; Middle English couren; cognate with Norwegian, Swedish kūra, Middle Low German kūren, German kauern

Examples for Cower

Either we have the means to intimidate them or we have to cower in fear.

Gray Wolf did not cower, nor did his staunch heart fail him.

The result was a sharp peck on the end of his nose that made him cower down and ki-yi.

Just then a shot was fired in the kitchen, which made us jump and cower as if at a thunder-clap.

But if the Twilight series has taught us anything, it is this: Do not cower in the face of freakishness!

Camus did not cower from the depressing implications of his insight.

The Iranians are not going to just cower in the corner because we talk and act tough.

This is proud oppression's hour; Storms are round us; shall we cower?

Durbin has spoken out fearlessly against the NRA while so many of his colleagues in Congress cower.

She did not cower back and demand that the oracle be served up to her by a messenger.

Word Value for Cower
Scrable

10

Words with friends

11

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