Thesaurus / fawned
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synonyms for fawned
- crouch
- grovel
- abase
- blandish
- bow
- cajole
- cotton
- court
- cower
- crawl
- creep
- cringe
- debase
- defer
- flatter
- invite
- jolly
- kneel
- kowtow
- massage
- oil
- pander
- scrape
- slaver
- snow
- stoop
- stroke
- submit
- toady
- truckle
- woo
- yield
- apple-polish
- be at beck and call
- be obsequious
- be servile
- brownnose
- buddy up
- butter up
- cater to
- cave in to
- curry favor
- fall all over
- fall on one's knees
- honey up
- lay it on
- lick boots
- make up to
- pay court
- play up to
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He fawned upon and tried to flatter his brother; but he drank more whiskey than ever.
A LIEUTENANT AT EIGHTEENOLIVER OPTICAs for the plodding, inky sycophants who fawned upon Mr. Cray's informativeness, Michael regarded them with horror and contempt.
SINISTER STREET, VOL. 1COMPTON MACKENZIEI fawned on her, and wagged myself about, and opened and shut my mouth, but no sound came out of it.
BEAUTIFUL JOEMARSHALL SAUNDERSSo they fawned on the twin-girls, taking up a good deal of their attention; and by and by the dinner came to an end.
BETTY VIVIANL. T. MEADENot that the elder one fawned, which would have been fearful; she only renounced—whatever she had to renounce.
THE REAL THING AND OTHER TALESHENRY JAMESI continued, as the poor creature still fawned on me; 'all kindness is lost upon me.
DISCIPLINEMARY BRUNTONThe Airedale, hearing Hals step, got up and fawned against him.
CURSEDGEORGE ALLAN ENGLANDAnd as they passed their master, Ezra noted that they crouched and fawned.
THE YOUNG CONTINENTALS AT BUNKER HILLJOHN T. MCINTYREThe house-dog knew him and did not bark at him, and ran and fawned on him.
THE STORY OF BURNT NJALANONYMOUSHe relaxed his fingers with a caress; and the animal fawned on him.
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