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adjective

Definition of fawningnext
as in obsequious

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fawning

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noun

as in sycophancy

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fawning

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verb

present participle of fawn
as in toadying
to use flattery or the doing of favors in order to win approval especially from a superior a student who could not wait to fawn over the new teacher

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“Fawning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fawning. Accessed 22 Mar. 2023.

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