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fawn noun

  /fɑn/ , /fɔn/ , /fɔːn/
  • A young deer.
 Hirschkalb, Rehkitz, Damkalb
  • (obsolete) The young of an animal; a whelp.
 Junge
  • A pale brown colour tinted with yellow, like that of a fawn.
 beigebraun, dunkelblond, hellbraun

fawn adjective

  /fɑn/ , /fɔn/ , /fɔːn/
  • Of the fawn colour.
 beige, rehbraun

fawn verb

  /fɑn/ , /fɔn/ , /fɔːn/
  • (intransitive) To exhibit affection or attempt to please.
 anhimmeln
schmeicheln
  • (intransitive, of a dog) To show devotion or submissiveness by wagging its tail, nuzzling, licking, etc.
 schwanzwedeln, schwänzeln

fawning noun

  /fɑnɪŋ/ , /fɔnɪŋ/ , /fɔːnɪŋ/
  • Servile flattery.
 Schmeichelei

fawning adjective

  /fɑnɪŋ/ , /fɔnɪŋ/ , /fɔːnɪŋ/
  • Seeking favor by way of flattery; flattering, servile.
 kriecherisch, schmeichelnd, unterwürfig
fawn over
hofieren, mit Lob überschütten, umschmeicheln
fawn response
Bambi-Reflex, Unterwerfungsreaktion
to fawn over/on somebody
poussieren
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