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fawning
nounSynonyms & Antonyms of fawning (Entry 2 of 3)
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for fawning
- adulation,
- blarney,
- butter,
- flannel
- [British],
- flattery,
- incense,
- overpraise,
- soft soap,
- sweet talk,
- taffy
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for fawning
fawning
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of fawning (Entry 3 of 3)
- a student who could not wait to fawn over the new teacher
Synonyms for fawning
Words Related to fawning
- adulating,
- idolizing,
- worshipping
- (also worshiping)
- cowering,
- cringing,
- groveling
- (or grovelling)
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“Fawning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fawning. Accessed 27 Oct. 2021.
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