Synonyms of cowering

1 Syllable

quail, blench, shrink, sneak, fawn, flinch, crouch, skulk

2 Syllables

bootlick, grovel, fawning, hangdog, recoil, recreant, timid, tremble, toady, truckle, honey, cringe, kowtow, wince, dancing

3 Syllables

cowardly, brownnose, cowhearted, subservient, fainthearted

4 Syllables

apple-polish, chicken-hearted, pigeonhearted