fawning 1 of 3

present participle of fawn

fawning

2 of 3

adjective

fawning

3 of 3

noun

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of fawning
Adjective
According to Gaiani, drinking or using drugs before social situations is a major sign that your teen may be using alcohol to cope with fawning and to feel more comfortable or confident. Sarah Scott, Parents, 25 Aug. 2025
Noun
But this newsletter is more focused on how Trump and his fawning functionaries speak about and for him. Chris Brennan, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025 Their Instagram announcement—a carousel of the couple's lavish garden engagement photoshoot—has been liked more than 35 million times since it was posted on August 26, with Swifties around the world fawning over the singer's gigantic ring. Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025 These often fall under your traditional fawning response as individuals seek to lock in their source of safety through their finances and can manifest in a variety of ways. Rahkim Sabree, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025 President Bill Clinton gave a speech about the historic moment, but the media coverage was not uniformly fawning. F.d. Flam, Twin Cities, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fawning
Verb
  • This was the mid 1980s and tandem skydiving hadn’t been popularized yet, so his father, Roger, adjusted accordingly by stuffing carpet padding into the leg pads to stop him from fussing.
    Angelina Liu, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The Texas State Legislature was even more obsequious, approving a $15 million incentive package in 2013.
    Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2025
  • Softening the strongman The film starts with the loyal and somewhat obsequious journalist Pavel Zarubin interviewing Putin at the end of his long working day in the Kremlin, at 1:30 a.m.
    Peter Rutland, The Conversation, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • This sycophancy isn't accidental.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2025
  • The most common way users interact with AI is through chatbots, which mimic natural human conversations and are designed to be agreeable and flattering, sometimes to the point of sycophancy.
    Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Symptoms may begin within minutes, which include heavy drooling—especially in cats—and redness on the skin and in or around the mouth.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
  • On day eight of his partial paralysis, Nini finally stopped drooling and could now walk gingerly.
    Tao Lin, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Bahrain is ruled by Sunnis and has a mostly Shiite population permanently restless over its servile condition.
    Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 13 June 2025
  • His servile defense secretary has threatened to deploy the military in other cities.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • His commentary across the film, which potently mixes 16mm film and contemporary digital imagery that encompass the multiple eras of Adrian’s life, switches between adoration and regret befitting a father still contending with such a devastating loss.
    Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2025
  • In theatrical Leo, the love planet brings passion and flair, heightening our desire for affection and adoration.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • People who climb upward by sacrificing their integrity to slavish subservience almost always fall on their faces eventually.
    Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 21 Aug. 2025
  • The film’s slavish dedication to its source material — the challenging of which would open its own can of worms — demands ignoring all potential complexity in favor of didactic conclusions.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 19 June 2025
Verb
  • The secretary accused the AAP of kowtowing to corporate benefactors while ignoring the clear evidence that such vaccines are safe for children and can prevent serious illness.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2025

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“Fawning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fawning. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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