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fawn
1[fawn]
noun
a young deer, especially an unweaned one.
a light yellowish-brown color.
adjective
light yellowish-brown.
verb (used without object)
(of a doe) to bring forth young.
fawn
2[fawn]
verb (used without object)
to seek notice or favor by flattery or servile behavior.
The courtiers fawned over the king.
Synonyms: , , ,(of a dog) to behave affectionately.
fawn
1/ ɔː /
noun
a young deer of either sex aged under one year
a light greyish-brown colour
( as adjective )
a fawn raincoat
(of deer) pregnant
verb
(of deer) to bear (young)
fawn
2/ ɔː /
verb
to seek attention and admiration (from) by cringing and flattering
(of animals, esp dogs) to try to please by a show of extreme friendliness and fondness (towards)
Other 51Թ Forms
- fawnlike adjective
- fawner noun
- ˈڲɲˌ adjective
- ˈڲɲԱ noun
- ˈڲɲԾԲԱ noun
- ˈڲɲԾԲ adjective
- ˈڲɲԾԲly adverb
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of fawn1
Origin of fawn2
Example Sentences
Sir Keir has approached his dealings with the US president with a warmth critics have seen as fawning.
"All I could see on the surface was all these people fawning over him. It was extremely humiliating and embarrassing."
I fawned over a co-worker, a photographer a decade older than me.
“I feel like I got to have a normal life, and Paul got to have a normal life too, and pick and choose when he wanted to be fawned over.”
It was seen by some diplomats as the quid pro quo for the diplomatic fawning and investment deals Trump received in Riyadh.
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