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Phrase(s): cower from something
to draw back from the fear of something. • The wolves cowered from the flames. • Some excited hyenas cowered from the lions as they passed by., Phrase(s): cower (away) from someone or something
to pull away from someone or something in fear. • The coyote cowered away from the fire.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs