cowing

cow

C c

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kou]
- /kaʊ/
- /kaʊ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kou]
- /kaʊ/

Definitions of cowing word

verb with object cowing to frighten with threats, violence, etc.; intimidate; overawe. 1
noun cowing Present participle of cow. 1

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Origin of cowing

First appearance:

before 1595

One of the 38% oldest English words

1595-1605; < Old Norse kūga to oppress, cow; compare Danish kue to cow

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Parts of speech for Cowing

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Cowing

cowing popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

cowing usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for cowing

general cowing

intimidating — to make timid; fill with fear.
scaring — to fill, especially suddenly, with fear or terror; frighten; alarm.
frightening — to make afraid or fearful; throw into a fright; terrify; scare.
bullying — the intimidation of weaker people
browbeating — to intimidate by overbearing looks or words; bully: They browbeat him into agreeing.

noun cowing

intimidation — to make timid; fill with fear.

adjective cowing

truculent — fierce; cruel; savagely brutal.
inhumane — not humane; lacking humanity, kindness, compassion, etc.

All 8 Synonyms of cowing