Cower /(kou"ẽr)/

Cow·er

Cower

v. i.

imp. & p. p. Cowered; p. pr. & vb. n. Cowering

  1. To stoop by bending the knees; to crouch; to squat; hence, to quail; to sink through fear.
    Our dame sits cowering o'er a kitchen fire.
    Like falcons, cowering on the nest.

Cower

v. t.
  1. To cherish with care. [Obs.]