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fawning definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb fawn 1 of 3 senses of fawn Sense 2 fawn, toady, truckle, bootlick, kowtow, kotow, suck up => curry favor, curry favour, court favor, court favour Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb fawn 1 of 3 senses of fawn Sense 2 fawn, toady, truckle, bootlick, kowtow, kotow, suck up => curry favor, curry favour, court favor, court favour Entailment of verb fawn Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb fawn 3 senses of fawn Sense 1 fawn, crawl, creep, cringe, cower, grovel => bend, flex Sense 2 fawn, toady, truckle, bootlick, kowtow, kotow, suck up => flatter, blandish Sense 3 fawn => litter Familiarity of verb fawn fawn used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb fawn Sense 1 fawn, crawl, creep, cringe, cower, grovel => bend, flex -------------- Sense 2 fawn, toady, truckle, bootlick, kowtow, kotow, suck up => flatter, blandish -------------- Sense 3 fawn => litter -------------- Overview of verb fawn The verb fawn has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. fawn, crawl, creep, cringe, cower, grovel -- (show submission or fear) 2. fawn, toady, truckle, bootlick, kowtow, kotow, suck up -- (tray to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss") 3. fawn -- (have fawns, of deer) Overview of adj fawning The adj fawning has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. bootlicking, fawning, obsequious, sycophantic, toadyish -- (attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery) Antonyms of adj fawning 1 sense of fawning Sense 1 bootlicking, fawning, obsequious, sycophantic, toadyish INDIRECT (VIA insincere) -> sincere Similarity of adj fawning 1 sense of fawning Sense 1 bootlicking, fawning, obsequious, sycophantic, toadyish => insincere (vs. sincere) Attributes of adj fawning Familiarity of adj fawning fawning used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj fawning fawning Overview of verb fawn The verb fawn has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. fawn, crawl, creep, cringe, cower, grovel -- (show submission or fear) 2. fawn, toady, truckle, bootlick, kowtow, kotow, suck up -- (tray to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss") 3. fawn -- (have fawns, of deer) Overview of adj fawning The adj fawning has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. bootlicking, fawning, obsequious, sycophantic, toadyish -- (attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery)
fawning definition
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