fawn (verb)

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• fawn — I. /fɔn / (say fawn) noun 1. a young deer. 2. a buck or doe of the first year. 3. a fawn colour. –adjective 4. light yellowish brown. –verb (i) 5. (of deer) to bring forth young. {Middle English foun, from Old French faon, from Latin fētus… …  

• fawn over — ˈfawn over ˈfawn on [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they fawn over he/she/it fawns over present participle fawning over past tense fawned over …   Useful english dictionary

• fawn on — ˈfawn over ˈfawn on [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they fawn over he/she/it fawns over present participle fawning over past tens …   Useful english dictionary

• fawn — Ⅰ. fawn [1] ► NOUN 1) a young deer in its first year. 2) a light brown colour. ORIGIN Old French faon, from Latin fetus offspring . Ⅱ. fawn [2] ► VERB …   English terms dictionary

• fawn — verb they were fawning over the president Syn: be obsequious to, be sycophantic to, curry favor with, flatter, play up to, crawl to, ingratiate oneself with, dance attendance on; informal suck up to, be all over, brown nose, toady …   Thesaurus of popular words

• fawn — fawn1 [ fɔn ] noun count a young DEER fawn fawn 2 [ fɔn ] verb fawn over or fawn on phrasal verb transitive fawn over/on someone to be extremely nice to someone more important than you because you want them to like you or give you something fawn… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• fawn´ing|ly — fawn1 «fn», noun, adjective, verb. –n. 1. a deer less than a year old. 2. a light yellowish brown. –adj. light yellowish brown. –v.i. (of deer) to give birth to young. ╂[< Old French faon young animal < Vulgar Latin fetō, ōnis < Latin… …   Useful english dictionary

• fawn´er — fawn1 «fn», noun, adjective, verb. –n. 1. a deer less than a year old. 2. a light yellowish brown. –adj. light yellowish brown. –v.i. (of deer) to give birth to young. ╂[< Old French faon young animal < Vulgar Latin fetō, ōnis < Latin… …   Useful english dictionary

• fawn´like´ — fawn1 «fn», noun, adjective, verb. –n. 1. a deer less than a year old. 2. a light yellowish brown. –adj. light yellowish brown. –v.i. (of deer) to give birth to young. ╂[< Old French faon young animal < Vulgar Latin fetō, ōnis < Latin… …   Useful english dictionary

• fawn — [[t]fɔ͟ːn[/t]] fawns, fawning, fawned 1) COLOUR Fawn is a pale yellowish brown colour. Tania was standing there in her light fawn coat. 2) N COUNT A fawn is a very young deer. The fawn ran to the top of the ridge. 3) VERB (disapproval) If you say …   English dictionary

• fawn — I UK [fɔːn] / US [fɔn] noun [countable] Word forms fawn : singular fawn plural fawns a young deer II UK [fɔːn] / US [fɔn] verb Word forms fawn : present tense I/you/we/they fawn he/she/it fawns present participle fawning past tense fawned past… …   English dictionary