cowed

KOWD/kaʊd/

2 meanings of cowed

1
verb
Simple past and past participle of cow. Use this form for something that already happened or after words like have or had.
The strict teacher cowed the noisy class into silence.
The bully cowed the younger kids on the playground.
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2
adjective
So scared that you give in and do what someone tells you.
Like a dog that drops its tail and backs away when someone yells at it.
The cowed puppy hid under the table whenever anyone shouted.
After the long scolding, the children sat quiet and cowed.
Similarintimidated, subdued, browbeaten, submissive, meek
Oppositedefiant, undaunted, emboldened
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cowed is a form of cow

cow, verb: To frighten someone so much that they lose their courage. Full entry

Forms: cowcows he/she/itcowing -ing formcowed past tense, past participle
Spelling: cow → cowed: add -ed
Sound: The ending sounds like /d/.

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Origin

This word probably comes from a Scandinavian source, like the Danish word kue, meaning to subdue.