cower
cower.01 - shrink away in fear, cringe
COWER-V NOTES: 'Cower in fear' is such a fixed phrase the the 'in fear' could almostbe considered argument-y. (from cower.01-v)Aliases:
cower (v.)
Roles:
ARG0-PPT: afraid entity
the one example
Thus , you do the public a great disservice when Mr. Greve suggests , even facetiously , that the Clean Water Act prohibits the preparation of a scotch and water ; your tippling readers may be led to believe that nothing but chance or oversight protects them , as
theyARG0
cowerrel
in the nightARGM-TMP
with their scotch and watersARGM-MNR
, from the hairyknuckled knock of the Sierra Club at their doors .