COWER, COWERING
ADJECTIVES
► RABBITY cowering, timid → 1937 Amer. dial.
VERBS
► CALL to cower, to crouch → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► CROODLE to cower or crouch down; to cuddle together for warmth; to nestle → 1788 Eng. dial.
► CRUDLE to cower or shrink with cold, fear, or pain → 1891 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► FUNK to cower or tremble with fear; to back out of something; to surrender in a cowardly fashion → 1746 sl.
► HIRPLE to cower down, to contract the body with cold, crouch → 1788 Eng. dial.
► HUNKER to cower or squat in a lowly manner → 1790 orig. Sc.
► HURKLE to cower, to crouch, to squat; to shrink, to shudder → 1400
► LOWER to cower, to crouch → 1575 obs.
► OOR to cower, to creep, to crouch; to move slowly and feebly; to droop → 1866 Sc.
► PLAY COUCH-QUAIL to cower, to crouch timidly → 1529
► SCREEDLE to cower or huddle over the fire → 1746 Eng. dial.
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