All 3 Uses of
cower
in
Harry Potter (#6) and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry looked around; all three of the Dursleys were cowering with their arms over their heads as their glasses bounced up and down on their skulls, their contents flying everywhere.†
Chpt 3 *
- Dumbledore began to cower as though invisible torturers sur-rounded him; his flailing hand almost knocked the refilled goblet from Harry's trembling hands as he moaned, "Don't hurt them, don't hurt them, please, please, its my fault, hurt me instead …"†
Chpt 26
- The oak front doors had been blasted open, there were smears of blood on the flagstones, and several terrified students stood huddled against the walls, one or two still cowering with their arms over their faces.†
Chpt 28
Definition:
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(cower) show fear by positioning the body as though afraid of being hit