Cower is an action word; it is a verb. You say that a person will cower in the corner when afraid. Coward is a noun, describing the sort of person who would cower in the corner. John is a coward. He cowers in the corner when the dog barks.
shrink, hide, fawn, cringe, toady, quail, recoil
Synonym: shrink, tremble Antonym: stand your ground
Simply stated, a dog can be afraid of just about anything. The cause might be hard to identify; it could be due to improper socialization, a bad experience, or even genetics. A frightened dog might tremble, cower, bark, drool, engage in destructive behavior, and sometimes even become aggressive.
Dogs do not see colour anywhere near the same as humans. They were once thought to be dichromats--essentially severely colour blind. Modern research now suggests that dogs do see SOME colour, but not to the extent that humans do. So there is absolutely no reason, or evidence, that dogs would cower at anything based on it's colour.
Use a gentle voice when you talk to a dog. They understand very few words, but can clearly hear the emotional content in your voice. A sharp, "No!" will work to curb bad behavior if you catch a dog in the act, but other than that, speak to your dog in a "friendly" tone and he will be his happy self around you. It is sometimes easy to tell dogs that have been abused because they "shy away" from you when you raise your voice, even if you are not talking to them. And they will cringe or cower when you speak stearnly while looking at them. They know "what time it is" by the sound of your voice.
The word cowered is a verb. It is the past tense of the verb cower which means to crouch in fear.Did you mean the word coward? A coward is a noun and someone who lacks courage.
The word 'coward' is a noun, a singular, common, abstract noun; a word for aperson who lacks the courage to do or endure dangerous or unpleasant things.Related noun forms are cowardliness, cowardice.
No, coward is a noun; but cowered, which sounds the same, is a verb, the past tense of cower.1. A coward is a fearful or timid person lacking courage.(See: The link listed below for the definition of coward)2. To cower is to shrink back from or hide in fear. "The coward [n] cowered [v] in the corner."(See: The link listed below for the definition of cowered)"Coward" and "cowered" are homophones - words that are spelled differently but pronounced alike. They actually come from different roots: coward ultimately from Latin cauda, and cower probably from Middle Low German kūren.
The closest adverb form of the word "cowardice" is cowardly.An example sentence is: "he cowardly hid under his bed from the butterfly that had flew into his room".
The other word with the same pronunciation is the related verb "cowered", (to cower), meaning shrank down, or back, in fear). This is the same idea as the noun.
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The word "cower" belongs to the word family of "coward" or "cowardice," all related to showing fear or timidity.
All the girl could do was cower in fear.The boy would cower anytime he saw a spider.When you cower, you try to make yourself physically smaller.
Words that rhyme with cower include:dourflourglowerhourpowersourtowerNOTE: The 'ou' sound in these specific words match the 'ower' sound in cower.
Audacious is to cower as timid is to tremble.
The small child began to cower in fear when he saw the thunderstorm approaching.
The children cower in the corner after being disciplined. To survive the tornado and remain safe, the family chose to cower in a corner of their basement.