to fawn
25
7.7
- verb
- /fɔn/
:
adular
- The husband is fawning over his guest.
- fawning media
- fawning fans
- fawning praise
It's actually quite interesting to watch a narcissistic person fawn.
- It's actually quite interesting to watch a narcissistic person fawn.
- And then just, you know, for a lot of them, their responses are to freeze or to fawn.
Examples
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It was embarrassing, really, how everyone fawned over him.
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Do peopIe just fawn over you?
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Why else would I fawn all over you on a bus three years ago and then never call you?
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Look at the way everyone fawns over him.
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Now we'll open the floor to fawning praise and obvious questions.
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Right now he is surrounded by his admirers; the witches, in particular, fawn over him.
Fiction book (1993) -
All she did was not insult you, and you're fawning all over her.
Blog text (4) -
We want them to be like dogs in the the sense that they're going to bark at people they don't recognize and fawn on people who they do.
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I was charming and attentive to the men and women who buzzed around Sydney, fawning and admiring.
Fiction book (1995) -
She fawned over her boss in hopes of getting a promotion.
Synonyms
100
3.6
Praise someone with words you do not mean to get their help
90
7.0
To act too humbly to try to please someone
42
7.4
Behave like you are begging or crawling to get someone's forgiveness
26
8.0
To praise someone to get their approval
16
7.9
Say nice things to someone to get their help or a reward
13
4.2
Say nice things to someone to get what you want
12
9.2
To behave very obediently to please a person in power
10
7.4
To try to get someone to like you by praising them or being too helpful
4
8.2
To flatter someone in power without meaning it to get their favor
4
7.0
Praise a person or thing in a very excited way
1
9.1
Flatter and obey someone in power to get their favor
1
5.5
Try to get someone's approval by giving false praise
1
8.1
To speak very kindly to someone to get something from them
1
8.7
To praise or obey someone in power to get their support
1
9.9
To act too obediently to someone in power
To please someone with too many compliments to get a favor
To praise someone in a way that is not sincere to get a favor
To do too much to please someone you like to get their attention or approval
Antonyms
Compounds
- US
A small wildflower that grows in woods with hanging creamy white or yellow flowers and spotted leaves
How Submissive
12
9.2
42
7.4
25
7.7
10
8.2
100
3.6
95
1.6
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fawn can be remembered by imagining a young deer eager for attention. To 'fawn' is to act overly friendly and flattering to win favor, like that eager young animal.