fawner

Variant of fawn

fawn definition

fawn (fôn)

intransitive verb

  1. to show friendliness by licking hands, wagging its tail, etc.: said of a dog
  2. to try to gain favor by acting servilely; cringe and flatter courtiers fawning on a king
  3. to show affection in a solicitous or exaggerated way: usually with over

Etymology: ME faunen < OE fagnian < fagen, var. of fægen: see fain

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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