All 4 Uses of
cower
in
The Jungle Book
- Mowgli thrust his dead branch into the fire till the twigs lit and crackled, and whirled it above his head among the cowering wolves.
Chpt 1. *cowering = showing fear by positioning the body as though afraid of being hit
- Then Kaa opened his mouth for the first time and spoke one long hissing word, and the far-away monkeys, hurrying to the defense of the Cold Lairs, stayed where they were, cowering, till the loaded branches bent and crackled under them.
Chpt 3.cowering = showing fear by positioning the body as though afraid of being attacked
- Kotick roared in answer, and old Sea Catch waddled in with his mustache on end, blowing like a locomotive, while Matkah and the seal that was going to marry Kotick cowered down and admired their men-folk.
Chpt 7.cowered = ducked in fear
- Darzee and his wife only cowered down in the nest without answering, for from the thick grass at the foot of the bush there came a low hiss—
Chpt 9.cowered = showed fear by positioning the body as though afraid of being attacked
Definition:
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(cower) show fear by positioning the body as though afraid of being hit