Both Uses of
cower
in
The Throne of Fire
- As for Ra, the almighty sun god, he had scrambled to the stern of the boat and was cowering under the tiller.†
Chpt 22 *cowering = showing fear by positioning the body as though afraid of being hit
- Felix had unleashed a squad of penguins on another magician, who cowered in a magic circle with some sort of post-traumatic stress, screaming, "Not Antarctica again!†
Chpt 23cowered = showed fear by positioning the body as though afraid of being hit
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.