Cower in spanish
Acobardarse
pronunciation: ɑkoʊbɑɹ̩dɑɹ̩se part of speech: verb
pronunciation: ɑkoʊbɑɹ̩dɑɹ̩se part of speech: verb
In gestures
cower = encogerse de miedo, encogerse de terror, esconderse de miedo. [Intentar pasar desapercibido por temor o por falta de personalidad]
Example: The stereotype of a librarian i a 'fussy old woman of either sex, myopic and repressed, brandishing or perhaps cowering behind a date-stamp and surrounded by an array of notices which forbid virtually every human activity'.