Aunt Mabel fawned on the new baby till the poor child was rescued by her mother.
•I hate the way our aunts fawn on us at family gatherings.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
fawn — fawn1 [ fɔn ] noun count a young DEER fawn fawn 2 [ fɔn ] verb fawn over or fawn on phrasal verb transitive fawn over/on someone to be extremely nice to someone more important than you because you want them to like you or give you something fawn… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fawn on — phrasal verb fawn over or fawn on [transitive] Word forms fawn over : present tense I/you/we/they fawn over he/she/it fawns over present participle fawning over past tense fawned over past participle fawned over showing disapproval fawn over/on… … English dictionary
fawn over — phrasal verb fawn over or fawn on [transitive] Word forms fawn over : present tense I/you/we/they fawn over he/she/it fawns over present participle fawning over past tense fawned over past participle fawned over showing disapproval fawn over/on… … English dictionary
fawn over — ˈfawn over ˈfawn on [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they fawn over he/she/it fawns over present participle fawning over past tense fawned over … Useful english dictionary
fawn on — ˈfawn over ˈfawn on [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they fawn over he/she/it fawns over present participle fawning over past tens … Useful english dictionary
Fawn Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — Fawn Township is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,504 at the 2000 census.GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 12.9 square miles (33.5 km²), all of … Wikipedia
fawn — [[t]fɔ͟ːn[/t]] fawns, fawning, fawned 1) COLOUR Fawn is a pale yellowish brown colour. Tania was standing there in her light fawn coat. 2) N COUNT A fawn is a very young deer. The fawn ran to the top of the ridge. 3) VERB (disapproval) If you say … English dictionary
fawn — fawn1 [fo:n US fo:n] n [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: faon young animal , from Latin fetus; FETUS] 1.) a young ↑deer 2.) [U] a pale yellow brown colour fawn 2 fawn2 … Dictionary of contemporary English
fawn — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. cringe, grovel, toady, truckle, cower, ingratiate, curry favor. See servility, flattery. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. cringe, flatter, court, grovel, crouch, bow, stoop, kneel, creep, fall on one s… … English dictionary for students
Fawn River Township, Michigan — Infobox Settlement official name = Fawn River Township, Michigan settlement type = Township nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image |pushpin pushpin label position =left pushpin map caption =Location within the state of Michigan… … Wikipedia
Fawn Township, York County, Pennsylvania — Infobox Settlement official name = Fawn Township, York County, Pennsylvania settlement type = Township nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = 250x200px map caption = Map of York County, Pennsylvania highlighting Fawn… … Wikipedia
