cowing

verb

SayKOW-ing/ˈkaʊɪŋ/

1 meaning of cowing

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verb
Present participle and gerund of cow. Use this form for frightening someone into doing what you want, often happening right now.
The angry coach kept cowing the young players into silence.
Cowing people with threats never earns real respect.
Note

cowing 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 → cowing: add -ing

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