Fawning

The president-elect's cabinet selection process appeared in disarray, even as his fawning acolytes disputed multiple news reports of backbiting, vendettas, infighting and persistent, bitter acrimony. With the constantly ongoing palace intrigue, it was difficult to know for certain who was in charge.

Astylus, their master's son, arrived on horse-back, and a fawning parasite, who always accompanied him, rode by his side.

Be fawning.

Stop fawning on me.

The resident white-tail deer population reproduces only once a year—breeding in the fall and fawning the following summer.

The atmosphere in the White House was one of constant fawning over Tom, and little else.

That the young Mr. Churchills liked—but they did not like him coming round of an evening and drinking weak whisky-and-water while he held forth on railway debentures and corporation loans. Mr. Barrett, however, by fawning and flattery, seemed to be able to make not only Mrs. Churchill but everyone else do what he desired.

Shylock: How like a fawning publican he looks ![…]

Hamlet: No, let the candied tongue lick absurd pomp, And crook the pregnant hinges of the knee Where thrift may follow fawning.

Xantippus found his ruin ere it reached him, Lurking behind your honours and rewards; Found it in your feigned courtesies and fawnings.