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fawn·ing | \ ˈfȯ-niŋ 
, ˈfä- \
, 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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