intransitive verb
- to show friendliness by licking hands, wagging its tail, etc.: said of a dog
- to try to gain favor by acting servilely; cringe and flatter: courtiers fawning on a king
- to show affection in a solicitous or exaggerated way: usually with over
Origin:
ME faunen < OE fagnian < fagen, var. of fægen: see fain