1) Acts the poltroon 2) Cringes 3) Cringes in fear 4) Crouches in fear 5) Flinches 6) Is obviously afraid 7) Quails 8) Recoils in fear 9) Shows fear 10) Shrinks away 11) Shrinks back 12) Shrinks in fear Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/cowers