All 7 Uses

cower
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Sweet Far Thing
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Little Wendy cowers, covering her ears.†
Chpt 2 *

cowers = shows fear by positioning the body as though afraid of being hit
When I open them, I see the young priestesses, no older than I, cowering before a band of ghastly creatures.†
Chpt 3

cowering = showing fear by positioning the body as though afraid of being hit
The creatures surround the cowering priestesses.†
Chpt 3
She slaps him hard, again and again, until he cowers at her feet, no better than an animal.†
Chpt 3

cowers = shows fear by positioning the body as though afraid of being hit
They attack one of the men, knocking him to the ground, where he screams and cowers.†
Chpt 4
On the heath, the Winterlands creatures watch; some cower while others chant their approval: "Sacrifice, sacrifice, sacrifice..."†
Chpt 4
The girl cowers on the floor.†
Chpt 4

cowers = shows fear by positioning the body as though afraid of being hit

Definitions:

(1) (cower)
show fear by positioning the body as though afraid of being hit
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
In classic literature, cower may also mean to crouch or curl up without any hint of fear.