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promises
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?p??m?s?z/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?p??m?s?z/
- Hyphenation: prom?is?es
Noun
promises
- plural of promise
Verb
promises
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of promise
Anagrams
- imposers, semipros
French
Verb
promises
- feminine plural of the past participle of promettre
Anagrams
- promisse
- rompisse
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fawning
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -??n??
Verb
fawning
- present participle of fawn
Adjective
fawning
- 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 ! […]
- c. 1596-97, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act I scene iii[2]:
Translations
Derived terms
- fawningly
- fawningness
Noun
fawning (plural fawnings)
- 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.
- c. 1599-1601, William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act III scene ii[3]:
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