fawn
verb
\ ˈfȯn
, ˈfän\
, ˈfän\
fawned;
fawning;
fawns
Definition of fawn
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: to court favor by a cringing or flattering manner
courtiers fawning on the king
2
: to show affection
—used especially of a dog The dog was fawning on its master.
fawn
nounDefinition of fawn (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: a young deer
especially
: one still unweaned or retaining a distinctive baby coat
2
: kid sense 2
3
: a light grayish brown
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Other Words from fawn
Verb
fawner
noun
Noun
fawny
\ ˈfȯ-nē
, ˈfä- \
adjective
, ˈfä- \
adjective
Synonyms for fawn
Synonyms: Verb
apple-polish, bootlick, fuss, kowtow, suck (up), toady, truckle
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Examples of fawn in a Sentence
Verb
a sports star surrounded by fawning fans a student who could not wait to fawn over the new teacherRecent Examples on the Web: Verb
This is not a large concern, for the record, this notion that the Colts might actually listen to fawning from the same idiots, yours truly included, who predicted them to plummet a year ago. — Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star, "Doyel: This Colts team is good. To pretend otherwise is ridiculous. But don't expect it to go to their heads," 24 July 2019 More than fawning over the dictator of North Korea? — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, "Ari Fleischer on Why Former Republican Critics of Trump Now Embrace Him," 9 July 2019 Today, the Nets have the two players the Knicks fawned over and unquestioned status as the No. 1 team in the city. — Chris Mannix, SI.com, "Behind the Scenes of the Nets’ Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving Heist," 9 July 2019 Papp easily withers all of Garry’s fawning female fans with a steely smile of dismissal. — Joanne Engelhardt, The Mercury News, "Theater review: Coward’s ‘Present Laughter’ opens at Pear Theatre," 12 June 2019 Many of Cary and Brooke’s moral dilemmas stem from their worry over how their decisions will affect Chase, a teen who still wants to be a kid but suddenly has millions of fans fawning over him. — Gabe Bergado, Teen Vogue, "The Other Two Star Case Walker on Nabbing the Role of Chase Dreams, Coming Up on Musical.ly, and the Show's Portrayal of Influencers," 28 Mar. 2019 Gabriel, who has millions of followers on Instagram that fawn over his illustrations of various superheroes and anime characters, also wanted to make sure this relatability was present throughout the graphic novel. — Gabe Bergado, Teen Vogue, ""Teen Titans: Raven" Transformed the Beloved Superhero Into a Fashionable Young Teen Who Also Saves the Day," 8 July 2019 After all, there were glistening balls of burrata with white peaches and mounds of freshly made cavatelli with fennel sausage to fawn over. — Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, "Currently Obsessed With: The Spicy Fusilli at Jon & Vinny's in L.A.," 11 July 2019 People on social media are 'fawning' over an adorable Madeira Police Department Facebook post from June 27. — Sheila Vilvens, Cincinnati.com, "See why social media is 'fawning' over this Ohio police rescue captured on bodycam," 28 June 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The Sheriff’s Office said the two motorcycles, a 2001 Honda and a 2002 Harley-Davidson, were southbound on County Road 15 when a doe and fawn crossed the road. — Forum News Service, Twin Cities, "Motorcycle passenger killed in western Minnesota crash," 6 Aug. 2019 The mother and fawn will join the habitat once Little Bucky isn’t so little. — Robin Goist, cleveland.com, "Musk deer fawn named Little Bucky born at Akron Zoo," 21 June 2019 Caution signs around the park signs depict an adult elk rearing up to protect its fawn, while a person cowers. — Vanessa Hua, SFChronicle.com, "In praise of road trips for family vacations," 25 July 2019 Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks shared a picture on Facebook Wednesday of what appeared to be an albino newborn fawn just moments after its birth. — Fox News, "Rare 'albino fawn' seen in Montana park moments after birth: officials," 3 July 2019 Not understanding that the officer was there to protect and serve, the fawn became nervous and fell into the pool. — Sheila Vilvens, Cincinnati.com, "See why social media is 'fawning' over this Ohio police rescue captured on bodycam," 28 June 2019 In June, wolves sniff out deer fawns in their grassy hideouts, seizing the newborns in powerful jaws. — Ben Goldfarb, National Geographic, "The secret lives of fish-eating, beaver-ambushing wolves of Minnesota," 21 June 2019 The male fawn, named Little Bucky, was born on May 22 and weighed just under 2 pounds, the zoo said in a news release. — Robin Goist, cleveland.com, "Musk deer fawn named Little Bucky born at Akron Zoo," 21 June 2019 The rare albino fawn was subsequently taken in by a local wildlife rescue group. — Julia Wick, latimes.com, "Essential California: Who bought the Bakersfield Californian?," 4 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'fawn.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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