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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

fawn over en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To praise excessively in order to get a favor.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
fawning over Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
fawns over Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
fawned over Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
fawned over Tense=Past lexicographic

Synonyms

lick someone's balls · kiss someone's ass · apple-polish · bow and scrape · overrate · kiss up · duchess · overflatter · toady · flannel · fellate · brownnose · kowtow · butter up · lick someone's ass · fawn · bootlick · butter up · overpraise · suck up · honey up · toady · kiss someone's ring · dickride · fawn over · honey around · kiss up

Translations (14)

es adular a (praise excessively to get a favor) · de umschmeicheln (praise excessively to get a favor) · gl gabar (praise excessively to get a favor) · es lisonjear a (praise excessively to get a favor) · de mit Lob überschütten (praise excessively to get a favor) · pt bajular (praise excessively to get a favor) · pt fazer média (praise excessively to get a favor) · pt puxar saco (praise excessively to get a favor) · el γλείφω (praise excessively to get a favor) · pt rasgar seda (praise excessively to get a favor) · gl exaltar (praise excessively to get a favor) · gl enxalzar (praise excessively to get a favor) · de hofieren (praise excessively to get a favor) · gl encomiar (praise excessively to get a favor)