fawn as a noun: - 1
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as a verb: - 1
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fawn
noun
1 fawn
2 fawn
A young deer.
Dutch: hertenjong, reebruin, hertejong, hindekalf
Polish: sarniÄ™, sarniÄ…tko
verb
1 fawn
Show submission or fear.
synonyms: cower, crawl, creep, cringe, grovel.
Roget 886:
cringe,
bow,
stoop,
kneel,
bend the knee;
fall on one's knees,
prostrate oneself;
worship
etc.
990.
sneak,
crawl,
crouch,
cower,
sponge,
truckle to,
grovel,
fawn,
lick the feet of,
kiss the hem of one's garment,
kiss one's ass [Vulg.],
suck up.
pay court to;
feed on,
fatten on,
dance attendance on,
pin oneself upon,
hang on the sleeve of,
avaler les couleuvres [Fr.],
keep time to,
fetch and carry,
do the dirty work of.
go with the stream,
worship the rising sun,
hold with the hare and run with the hounds.
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Dutch: kruipen
2 fawn
3 fawn
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