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fawning   (TTS Sound)

The verb fawn has 3 senses

• fawn, crawl, creep, cringe, cower, grovel -- (show submission or fear)


• fawn, toady, truckle, bootlick, kowtow, kotow, suck up -- (try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss")


• fawn -- (have fawns; "deer fawn")

The adj fawning has 2 senses

• bootlicking, fawning, obsequious, sycophantic, toadyish -- (attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery)


• bootlicking, fawning, sycophantic, toadyish -- (attempting to win favor by flattery)