Crossword clues for cowering
The Collaborative International Dictionary
cowering \cowering\ adj. characterized by or showing abject fear. [prenominal]
Syn: craven, cringing(prenominal), fearful, recreant.
Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of cower English)
Usage examples of "cowering".
She might be cowering there on the cold, dark shoreline right this minute!
The shadows of trees to the west lengthened, clutching at the cowering Runners like claws.
A sign will be easier to find with everyone cowering behind barred doors.
The other trader flung himself sideways, cowering on the paving stones.
Most, however, stay cowering in their beds, mindful of the fact that Ki has had citizens executed in the past for seeing things they were not meant to see.
I pretend to be cowering helplessly, but there is still power in my armor to compensate for my fatigued muscles.
With one paw the cat reached out and carelessly, almost nonchalantly, raked its extended claws across the back of the other mouse cowering in a transparent corner.
The mouse immediately showed intense fear, both cowering and baring its teeth.
No one in the sullen, cowering crowd seemed to care enough about the stunned and beaten boy to interfere.