Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fawn over

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English

Syllables
fawn over
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To praise excessively in order to get a favor.

Transitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

fawns over (present, singular) fawning over (participle, present) fawned over (participle, past) fawned over (past)

Synonyms

butter up kiss up toady apple-polish bootlick bow and scrape brownnose dickride duchess fawn fawn over fellate

Questions

What does fawn over mean?
To praise excessively in order to get a favor.

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