[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

cower \cow"er\ kou"~er, v. i. imp.  p. p. cowered
   kou"~erd; p. pr.  vb. n. cowering. cf. icel. kera to
   doze, liequiet, sw. kura, dan. kure, g. kauern to cower, w.
   cwrian.
   to stoop by bending the knees; to crouch; to squat; hence, to
   quail; to sink through fear.
   1913 webster

         our dame sits cowering o'er a kitchen fire. --dryden.
   1913 webster

         like falcons, cowering on the nest.      --goldsmith.
   1913 webster
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cowered cowering 

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