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fawning

[ faw-ning ]

adjective

  1. seeking favor by flattery or a servile way of behaving:

    The billionaire鈥檚 donation earned him a fawning front-page news story in the Globe and Mail.

    This detailed and favorable book review is not a fawning endorsement, as the reviewer takes the author to task on several points.



noun

  1. the act or practice of seeking favor by flattery or a servile way of behaving:

    On the second-last night of the cruise, we witnessed the fawning of the ship鈥檚 wait staff as they jockeyed for a healthy tip.

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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 蹿补飞苍路颈苍驳路濒测 adverb
  • 蹿补飞苍路颈苍驳路苍别蝉蝉 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of fawning1

First recorded in 1325鈥75; fawn 2 + -ing 2( def ) for the adjective; fawn 2 + -ing 1( def ) for the noun
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Reporters on the red carpet couldn鈥檛 stop fawning over Brody during interviews, to the point where he had to step in and attempt to make things less awkward.

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Diehard patriots who betray their country; anti-elitists who worship billionaires; cold-eyed realists living in a fantasy world; rugged individualists fawning over their divine emperor; affirmers of life who embrace death.

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Like the skilled propagandist he is, Robert Kennedy knows that nothing impresses a right-wing audience like surrounding himself with a fleet of fawning, mostly white women.

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What was less noted after that first episode was the fawning and flattery 鈥 鈥淵our success!鈥

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Scott wanted to be home, fawning over grandchildren.

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