You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for March 22.

Today’s word is cow, spelled c-o-w.

cow /kaʊ/ verb [transitive]

to frighten or control someone by using threats or violence

Here’s the word used in a sentence:

I refuse to be cowed by their threats.

The dictator has succeeded in cowing his public opponents into near silence.

Beijing has used its economic heft to try to cow U.S. allies, including cutting off imports of wine and coal from Australia after Canberra pressed for an investigation into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic.

— Bob Davis, WSJ, "U.S. Enlists Allies to Counter China’s Technology Push," 28 Feb. 2021

With your word of the day, I’m Mohammad Golpayegani.

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