Both Uses of
cower
in
The House of Mirth
- There had been moments when the situation had presented itself under a homelier yet more vivid image—that of a shaky vehicle, dashed by unbroken steeds over a bumping road, while she cowered within, aware that the harness wanted mending, and wondering what would give way first.†
Chpt 2.2 *
- It was as though a great blaze of electric light had been turned on in her head, and her poor little anguished self shrank and cowered in it, without knowing where to take refuge.†
Chpt 2.13
Definition:
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(cower) show fear by positioning the body as though afraid of being hit