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fawning

English

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -??n??

Verb

fawning

  1. present participle of fawn

Adjective

fawning

  1. Seeking favor by way of flattery; flattering, servile.
    • c. 1596-97, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act I scene iii[2]:
      Shylock: How like a fawning publican he looks ! […]

Translations

Derived terms

  • fawningly
  • fawningness

Noun

fawning (plural fawnings)

  1. Servile flattery.
    • c. 1599-1601, William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act III scene ii[3]:
      Hamlet: No, let the candied tongue lick absurd pomp, / And crook the pregnant hinges of the knee / Where thrift may follow fawning.
    • 1818, Hannah More, The Inflexible Captive
      Xantippus found his ruin ere it reached him, / Lurking behind your honours and rewards; / Found it in your feigned courtesies and fawnings.

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faining

English

Verb

faining

  1. present participle of fain

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