All 9 Uses of
cower
in
The Return of the King
- A light kindled in the sky, a blaze of yellow fire behind dark barriers Pippin cowered back, afraid for a moment, wondering into what dreadful country Gandalf was bearing him.†
Chpt 5.1cowered = showed fear by positioning the body as though afraid of being hit
- He blanched and cowered against the wall.†
Chpt 5.1
- Pippin cowered down with his hands pressed to his ears; but Beregond, who had been looking out from the battlement as he spoke of Faramir, remained there, stiffened, staring out with starting eyes.†
Chpt 5.4
- He had found Gandalf; but he shrank back, cowering into a shadow.†
Chpt 5.4 *cowering = showing fear by positioning the body as though afraid of being hit
- In the red glare Sam, cowering behind the stair-door, caught a glimpse of his evil face as it passed: it was scored as if by rending claws and smeared with blood; slaver dripped from its protruding fangs; the mouth snarled like an animal.†
Chpt 6.1
- He cowered on the floor again with bowed head, as his own words brought home to him the fullness of the disaster, and despair overwhelmed him.†
Chpt 6.1cowered = showed fear by positioning the body as though afraid of being hit
- Cowering back against the rock they drew breath, and then they clutched at their hearts.†
Chpt 6.2cowering = showing fear by positioning the body as though afraid of being hit
- At times by night, as they cowered or drowsed uneasily in some hiding beside the road, they heard cries and the noise of many feet or the swift passing of some cruelly ridden steed.†
Chpt 6.3cowered = showed fear by positioning the body as though afraid of being hit
- Wormtongue cowered down and whimpered: 'No, no!'†
Chpt 6.8
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.