cower from

cower (away) from someone or something

to pull away from someone or something in fear. The coyote cowered away from the fire.

to drawback from the fear of something. The wolves cowered from the flames. Some excited hyenas cowered from the lions as they passed by.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Oliwia	aw-LEEV-yah	Polish
Catarina	kah-tah-REE-nah (Italian), ka-ta-REE-na (Galician)	Italian, Portuguese, Occitan, Galician
Shirlee	SHUR-lee	English
Tomas	['tɔməs]
Tadej	-	Slovene
Tito	TEE-to (Italian, Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese