1. Attempting to win favour from influential people by flattery
   "Her fawning remarks to the boss were transparent";
   - bootlicking [informal], obsequious, sycophantic, toadyish

1. Attempt to gain favour through obsequious behaviour or flattery
   "The new employee fawned over the boss";
   - toady, truckle, bootlick [informal], kowtow, kotow, suck up [informal], smoodge [Austral, informal]
    
2. (of an animal, esp. a dog) show affection through submissive behaviour like crouching, tail-wagging, or licking
   "The dog fawned at her feet"
    
3. Have fawns
   "deer fawn"

See also: insincere

Type of: bear, birth, blandish, deliver, flatter, give birth, have

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