Cowering

Synonyms for "cowering" (52 found)

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Closest matches (11)

abject beggarly crawling fawning

Noun(7 words)

cowardly cringe cringing defensive deferencedeference displaydeferential

Strong matches (15)

Noun(7 words)

fear displayfear responsefearfulfearful obediencefearfulness kowtow obedience

flattering groveling grovelling hangdog ingratiating mealymouthed mousy obeisant

Related words (26)

obsequious parasitic prostrate skulking slinky sneaking sneaky sniveling sponging subservient sycophant sycophantic toadying truckling

Noun(12 words)

quailing shrink shrinking submission submissivesubmissive posturetimid timidity tremble trepidation vulnerability yield

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More general

14 entries

act under threataffective stateanimal behaviorbehave under pressurebehavioral patternbehavioral responseemotionemotional responseemotional stateliterary deviceposture shrinksocial behaviorwithdraw

More specific

16 entries

character vulnerabilitycowardice crouch deferencedramatic fearfear displayfearful crouchprivate coweringpublic coweringquail reticence submissionsubmissive crouchsubmissive posturesubmissiveness timidity

Collocations

12 entries

act of coweringcowering away from dangercowering before authoritiescowering before authoritycowering behaviorcowering behind the doorcowering figurecowering in fearcowering in the cornercowering posturecowering under pressurestate of cowering

Inflections

5 entries

cowered cowerings cowersmore coweringmost cowering

Derivations

4 entries

cowardice cower coweringlyto cower

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

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Tom was cowering behind his bar.

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Ziri's dog started whimpering and cowering.

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