cowers

/K AW1 ER0 Z/
verb
  1. 1

    To crouch or cringe, or to avoid or shy away from something, in fear.

    โ€œHe'd be useless in war. He'd just cower in his bunker until the enemy came in and shot him, or until the war was over.โ€

  2. 2

    To crouch in general.

  3. 3

    To cause to cower; to frighten into submission.

verb
  1. 1

    To cherish with care.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cower, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cowers