Both Uses of
cower
in
The Idiot
- When everyone crowded into the room she hid her face in her dishevelled hair and lay cowering on the floor.†
Chpt 1.6 *cowering = showing fear by positioning the body as though afraid of being hit
- Shouting on the foe he fell, And like thunder rang his war-cry O'er the cowering infidel.†
Chpt 2.7
Definitions:
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(1)
(cower) show fear by positioning the body as though afraid of being hit
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
In classic literature, cower may also mean to crouch or curl up without any hint of fear.