COWERING

Meaning of COWERING in English

adjective

Synonyms: fawning , bootlicking, cringing, groveling, kowtowing, parasitic, sycophant, sycophantic, toadyish, truckling

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COWERING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cower
Английский словарь Webster
COWERING — ( p. pr. & vb. n. ) of Cower
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
COWERING — p.pr. & ·vb.n. of cower.
Webster English vocab
COWERING — v. Function: adjective Synonyms: FAWNING , bootlicking, cringing, groveling, kowtowing, parasitic, sycophant, sycophantic, toadyish, truckling
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COWERING — Cowering
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COWERING — Щуриться
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COWERING — Cowering
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STOOP — I. ˈstüp verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English stupen, stoupen, from Old English stūpian; akin to Middle Dutch stupen …
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RECOIL — I. rə̇ˈkȯil, rēˈ-, esp before pause or consonant -ȯiəl verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English reculen, recoilen, from Old …
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NOCK
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MISERABLE — I. ˈmizərbəl, -z(ə)rəb- adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin miserabilis wretched, pitiable, from miserari to lament, pity …
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COWER — ˈkau̇ə(r) verb ( cowered ; cowered ; cowering -au̇(ə)riŋ ; cowers ) Etymology: Middle English couren, of Scandinavian origin; akin …
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SQUAT — (a.) Sitting on the hams or heels; sitting close to the ground; cowering; crouching.
Английский словарь Webster
SQUAT — ( a. ) Sitting on the hams or heels; sitting close to the ground; cowering; crouching.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FUNK — funk 1 — funker , n. /fungk/ , n. 1. cowering fear; state of great fright or terror. 2. a …
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FRIGHTENED — — frightenedly , adv. /fruyt"nd/ , adj. 1. thrown into a fright; afraid; scared; terrified: a frightened child cowering in …
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RECOIL — I. ri-ˈkȯi(-ə)l intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English reculen, recoilen, from Anglo-French reculer, recuiler, from re- + cul backside — more …
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FAWN — I. ˈfȯn, ˈfän intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English faunen, from Old English fagnian to rejoice, from fægen, fagan glad — …
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SQUAT — noun a small vein of ore. 2. squat ·noun a sudden or crushing fall. 3. squat ·noun the angel fish …
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RECOIL — [re.coil] vi [ME reculen, fr. MF reculer, fr. re- + cul backside--more at culet] (14c) 1 a: to fall back …
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FAWN — [fawn] vi [ME faunen, fr. OE fagnian to rejoice, fr. faegen, fagan glad--more at fain] (13c) 1: to show affection--used …
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COWER — cower BrE AmE ˈka ʊ ‿ə AmE ˈkaʊ‿ ə r ▷ cowered ˈka ʊ ‿əd AmE ˈkaʊ‿ ə rd ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
COWER — ( cowers, cowering, cowered) If you cower , you bend forward and downwards because you are very frightened. The hostages …
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UNSTOPPABLE — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Favre was unstoppable in last night's game. ▪ Her rise to fame seems to …
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THEN — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES But then again ▪ She says she’s thirty-five. But then again she might be …
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PARENTAL — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES family/parental expectations (= expectations that families or parents have for their children ) ▪ Parental …
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NOW
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COWER — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB back ▪ If you see the audience cowering back , you are too loud. …
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CHILD — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a child star (= a child who is a famous performer ) ▪ The production …
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BUILT-IN — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a built-in/fitted cupboard British English (= ones that are there permanently and cannot be moved …
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