Pets cowered, sensed impending doom.

Meaning: This means the pets were scared because they knew something bad was going to happen.

Choice of Words: Cowered means crouched down in fear, while sensed means became aware of something through intuition or perception. Impending means about to happen, and doom refers to a disastrous or fatal outcome. Together, they evoke the animals' instinctive reaction to danger.

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