fawning

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fawning

/fɔːnɪŋ/ UK
/fɔnɪŋ/ US
/fɑnɪŋ/ cot caught merger

Rhymes with -ɔːnɪŋ

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of fawn That the young Mr. Churchills liked—but they did not like him coming round of an evening and drinking weak whisky-and-water while he held forth on railway debentures and corporation loans. Mr. Barrett, however, by fawning and flattery, seemed to be able to make not only Mrs. Churchill but everyone e

adjective

Seeking favor by way of flattery; flattering, servile. Shylock: How like a fawning publican he looks ![…]

noun fawnings

Servile flattery. Hamlet: No, let the candied tongue lick absurd pomp, And crook the pregnant hinges of the knee Where thrift may follow fawning.

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adj seeking favor by way of flattery

Deutsch	schmeichelnd, unterwürfig, kriecherisch
Italiano	adulatore

noun servile flattery

Deutsch	Schmeichelei

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@misc{fawning_2026,
  title = {fawning},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fawning},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}