Cowered
[kaʊəd]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Cower
Typist: Yvette
Examples
- He cowered down upon his stone bed, and thought of the past. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- The slave girls upon the dais shrieked and cowered away. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- The Premier sprang to his feet with that quick, fierce gleam of his deep-set eyes before which a Cabinet has cowered. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- During this long speech the Greek made neither sound nor movement, but, like a beaten hound, cowered before the lash of Justinian's scornful words. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Jane hung her head and cowered at this, for she felt as if it was particularly directed to her. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- She cowered near to him. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Looking cautiously round, to ascertain that they were not overheard, the two hags cowered nearer to the fire, and chuckled heartily. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
Typist: Yvette