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Fawn

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Noun

1. dun, fawn, grayish brown, greyish brown

a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color

Example Sentences:
'she wore dun'

2. fawn

a young deer

Verb

3. cower, crawl, creep, cringe, fawn, grovel

show submission or fear

4. bootlick, fawn, kotow, kowtow, suck up, toady, truckle

try to gain favor by cringing or flattering

Example Sentences:
'He is always kowtowing to his boss'

5. fawn

have fawns

Example Sentences:
'deer fawn'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Fawn

see synonyms of fawn
noun
1. 
a young deer of either sex aged under one year
2. 
a. 
a light greyish-brown colour
b. 
(as adjective)
a fawn raincoat
3.  in fawn
verb
4. 
(of deer) to bear (young)
verb (intr; often foll by on or upon)
1. 
to seek attention and admiration (from) by cringing and flattering
2. 
(of animals, esp dogs) to try to please by a show of extreme friendliness and fondness (towards)

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Fawn

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verb intransitive
1. 
to show friendliness by licking hands, wagging its tail, etc.
said of a dog
2. 
to try to gain favor by acting servilely; cringe and flatter
courtiers fawning on a king
3. 
to show affection in a solicitous or exaggerated way
usually with over
noun
1. 
a young deer less than one year old
2. 
a pale, yellowish brown
adjective
3. 
of this color
verb intransitive, verb transitive
4. 
to bring forth (young)
said of a deer

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Fawn

see synonyms of fawn
intr.v. fawned, fawn·ing, fawns
1. To exhibit affection or attempt to please, as a dog does by wagging its tail, whining, or cringing.
2. To seek favor or attention by flattery and obsequious behavior.
n.
1. A young deer, especially one less than a year old.
2. A grayish yellow-brown to moderate reddish brown.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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