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fawning
[ faw-ning ]
adjective
- seeking favor by flattery or a servile way of behaving:
The billionaire’s donation earned him a fawning front-page news story in the Globe and Mail.
This detailed and favorable book review is not a fawning endorsement, as the reviewer takes the author to task on several points.
noun
- the act or practice of seeking favor by flattery or a servile way of behaving:
On the second-last night of the cruise, we witnessed the fawning of the ship’s wait staff as they jockeyed for a healthy tip.
Other 51Թ Forms
- ڲɲ·Բ· adverb
- ڲɲ·Բ·Ա noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of fawning1
Example Sentences
Reporters on the red carpet couldn’t stop fawning over Brody during interviews, to the point where he had to step in and attempt to make things less awkward.
Diehard patriots who betray their country; anti-elitists who worship billionaires; cold-eyed realists living in a fantasy world; rugged individualists fawning over their divine emperor; affirmers of life who embrace death.
Like the skilled propagandist he is, Robert Kennedy knows that nothing impresses a right-wing audience like surrounding himself with a fleet of fawning, mostly white women.
What was less noted after that first episode was the fawning and flattery — “Your success!”
Scott wanted to be home, fawning over grandchildren.
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