fawning
adjective
ˈfä- \
Definition of fawning
: seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery … they are excellent emblems of fawning yet fickle fandom … —Thomas Boswell He's sitting in a shaded pavillion, surrounded by a dozen fawning politicians … —Barbara Crossette I was astonished that Frost could've read the poem as anything but an act of fawning servility. —Tobias Wolff
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