COWER


Meaning of COWER in English

/ ˈkaʊə(r); NAmE / verb

[ v ] to bend low and/or move backwards because you are frightened :

A gun went off and people cowered behind walls and under tables.

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English : from Middle Low German kūren lie in wait, of unknown ultimate origin.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.