Craven - English meaning

adjective

Lacking courage.

Usage examples:

He was a weak, cowardly man

adverb

In a way which shows a lack of courage.

adjective

(of a person) not at all brave and too eager to avoid danger, difficulty, or pain

Usage examples:

He was too cowardly to give the order., when they criticize us anonymously they come across as cowa…

verb

Crouch down in fear.

Usage examples:

Children cowered in terror as the shoot-out erupted

adjective

Feeling or showing fear or anxiety.

Usage examples:

They are fearful of the threat of nuclear war

adjective

Showing or causing fear; frightened or worried about something

Usage examples:

A fearful expression/reaction, fearful dangers, he was fearful of driving on the icy streets.

adjective

Not brave

adjective

Showing a lack of courage or determination; timid.

Usage examples:

And yes, incidentally, i do know that it's ignoble and cowardly and pusillanimous, but i'll swap yo…

verb

(especially of the earth) shake or tremble.

Usage examples:

The rumbling vibrations set the whole valley quaking

noun

An earthquake.

Usage examples:

A big quake east of the rocky mountains

verb

Present participle of quake

Usage examples:

Every time i get on a plane, i quake with fear., charlie stood outside the head teacher's office, q…

adjective

Becoming smaller in size or amount.

Usage examples:

The shrinking market has provoked a massive price war

verb

Become or make smaller in size or amount.

Usage examples:

The workforce shrank to a thousand

adjective

Becoming smaller or less

Usage examples:

The shrinking workforce would have to support a growing number of retired people., rapidly/steadily…

adjective

Having no spine or backbone; invertebrate.

Usage examples:

It remains a lifeless and spineless human creation.

adjective

Lacking courage, vigour, or vivacity.

Usage examples:

Ruth and i played a spiritless game of scrabble

adjective

Having no energy and enthusiasm

Usage examples:

It was a spiritless performance.

adjective

Showing a lack of courage or confidence; easily frightened.

Usage examples:

I was too timid to ask for what i wanted

adjective

Showing or suffering from nervousness or a lack of confidence.

Usage examples:

A timorous voice

adjective

Nervous and without much confidence

adjective

Shaking or quivering, typically as a result of anxiety, excitement, or frailty.

Usage examples:

She passed the letter with a trembling hand to henry

noun

The action or fact of shaking or quivering, typically as a result of anxiety, excitement, or frailty.

Usage examples:

The disease is a degenerative disorder that causes trembling of the hands, arms, or legs

verb

(of a person, a part of the body, or the voice) shake involuntarily, typically as a result of anxiety, excitement, or frailty.

Usage examples:

Isobel was trembling with excitement

pronoun

Used by a speaker to refer to himself or herself and one or more other people considered together.

Usage examples:

Shall we have a drink?