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fawn
1[ fawn ]
noun
- a young deer, especially an unweaned one.
- a light yellowish-brown color.
adjective
- light yellowish-brown.
verb (used without object)
- (of a doe) to bring forth young.
fawn
2[ fawn ]
verb (used without object)
- to seek notice or favor by flattery or servile behavior:
The courtiers fawned over the king.
Synonyms: , , ,
- (of a dog) to behave affectionately.
fawn
1/ ɔː /
noun
- a young deer of either sex aged under one year
- a light greyish-brown colour
- ( as adjective )
a fawn raincoat
- in fawn(of deer) pregnant
verb
- (of deer) to bear (young)
fawn
2/ ɔː /
verb
- to seek attention and admiration (from) by cringing and flattering
- (of animals, esp dogs) to try to please by a show of extreme friendliness and fondness (towards)
Derived Forms
- ˈڲɲˌ, adjective
- ˈڲɲԱ, noun
- ˈڲɲԾԲԱ, noun
- ˈڲɲԾԲ, adjective
- ˈڲɲԾԲly, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- ڲɲl adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of fawn1
Origin of fawn2
Example Sentences
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.
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.
What was less noted after that first episode was the fawning and flattery — “Your success!”
Trump, on the other hand, made himself vulnerable to this manipulation by being a childish narcissist who will give the world to anyone who fawns over him.
One of his favorite moves is to humiliate people who are dumb enough to fawn over him.
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