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  • past participle of cower.
  • past tense form of cower.

cowered



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More than 30 dogs were crowded together on the stairs, while others climbed on the kitchen sides or cowered in corners.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

“Others might have cowered or taken time to regroup and figure out what they should do,” said Wald.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026

In the second car, Danielle Boyles, 27, a preschool teacher from South Africa, cowered under an abaya.

From New York Times ● May 5, 2023

He briefly cowered, before realizing it was a taped-up black cricket ball that soared up from the ground floor.

From Salon ● Dec. 15, 2022

Amari and Tidbit cowered beneath the woman’s gaze.

From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper


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