Fawning

//fɔːnɪŋ//

Synonyms for "fawning" (128 found)

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Translations

18 translations across 9 languages.

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Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • κολακεία noun (servile flattery)

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • раболепен adj (seeking favor by way of flattery)
  • раболепие noun (servile flattery)

Czech

3 entries
  • podlézavý adj (seeking favor by way of flattery)
  • podlézavost noun (servile flattery)
  • podlézání noun (servile flattery)

Galician

3 entries
  • adulador adj (seeking favor by way of flattery)
  • afagador adj (seeking favor by way of flattery)
  • adulación noun (servile flattery)

German

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  • kriecherisch adj (seeking favor by way of flattery)
  • schmeichelnd adj (seeking favor by way of flattery)
  • unterwürfig adj (seeking favor by way of flattery)
  • Schmeichelei noun (servile flattery)

Italian

1 entries
  • adulatore adj (seeking favor by way of flattery)

Latin

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  • blandus adj (seeking favor by way of flattery)

Middle English

1 entries
  • fawnynge noun (servile flattery)

Romagnol

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  • aduladôr adj (seeking favor by way of flattery)
  • adulatôr adj (seeking favor by way of flattery)

Sample sentences

10 total sentences available.

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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.

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

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Be fawning.

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Stop fawning on me.

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