cower
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After 36 hours in our care, Bob still had not peed, pooped, eaten, or done much of anything beyond cower.
From Slate • Sep. 4, 2025
“This is a story of happiness,” Gibson insists at one point, refusing to cower to cancer.
From Salon • Feb. 3, 2025
I would cower in my room or the hallway, shoveling Froot Loops into my mouth until the apartment was no longer an office but our home again.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2024
Resident Andrew Sordyll says he often hears the "constant revving of loud, high-performance engines" over the TV at night that makes his dog "cower".
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2024
Should she run, or fight, or cower helplessly in the hope that the wolf would take pity and leave them alone?
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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