Cowering
Both words in one sentence
- And by that they mean either to leave you having a hearty chuckle or cowering under the bed in terror, sometimes both at once.
Source: Podcast / Earbud Theater - Negi gives him a mean look, and he goes back to cowering on the ground.
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Paulo can be reduced to cowering by mean growling and most barking.
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