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fawning - Dictionary definition and meaning for fawning

FAWNING

  • (adj.) attempting to win favor by flattery

    synonyms : bootlicking , sycophantic , toadyish

    ...you are being a toady to Yuvraj. -added by shivraj

    a student who could not wait to fawn over the new teacher -added by nithi

  • (adj.) attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery

    synonyms : bootlicking , obsequious , sycophantic , toadyish

    He is nothing but an obsequious social climber! -added by naila_inlas

    ...the courtiers who had once flattered and fawned on him. -added by shivraj

    but could I do so by fawning upon him and caressing him when I know that he scorns me? -added by GREWORDS.ADAY

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.

Mnemonics for fawning

  • (Tag: ) relate it with FAN..imagine of a crazy FAN who ALWAYS TRY TO exhibit his affaction....AND COURT A favour to be with you whole day by flattering with you..

    added by preetisoni2411    editEdit Mnemonic

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  • (Tag: entertainment) fawn~~fauna~~animal ur pet tryin 2 please u 4 u givin it a meal

    added by shaktidharreddy    editEdit Mnemonic

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  • (Tag: ) FAWNING --- > fa+wning .....We normally use scent "" fa"" to please a woman rite???...to smell good Thus the meaning

    added by samvel55555    editEdit Mnemonic

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  • (Tag: ) fawning (yawning) -> so you are out on a date and you start yawning your gf gets angry and then you try to please your gf by flattering

    added by NikhilAgl    editEdit Mnemonic

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  • (Tag: ) (faw)ning: Consider the word in bracket only. Faw sounds like Wow... U look at a beautiful girle and say Wow... I will TRY TO PLEASE HER BY FOLLOWING HER AND TALKING TO HER(obsequiously)

    added by sh_kk    editEdit Mnemonic

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  • (Tag: ) basically it is derived from fagen ..which means REJOICE..so REJOICING about your boss success by giving him a party..so that he could favour you DURING meetings.

    added by preetisoni2411    editEdit Mnemonic

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  • (Tag: ) fawn+ing..form..fawn..sounds like fain...means happy and pleased....THINK OF YOUR DOG WHICH IS FAINED WITH YOU..MEANS HAPPY AND PLEASED.

    added by preetisoni2411    editEdit Mnemonic

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  • (Tag: ) If someone is blowing a paper-FAN for you so that you don't feel hot, he/she is trying to FAWN you

    added by hwked    editEdit Mnemonic

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