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fawn over

fawn over verb: to praise excessively in order to get a favor.

Verb

fawn over (third-person singular simple present fawns over, present participle fawning over, simple past and past participle fawned over)

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

Synonyms of fawn over

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Forms of fawn over

third-person singular presentfawns over
present participlefawning over
past participlefawned over
pastfawned over

Questions about fawn over

What does fawn over mean?
Fawn over means to praise excessively in order to get a favor.
What part of speech is fawn over?
Fawn over is a verb.
What is the past tense of fawn over?
The past tense of fawn over is fawned over.

Words near fawn over in the dictionary

  1. fawn
  2. fawn antechinus
  3. fawn antechinuses
  4. fawn lilies
  5. fawn lily
  6. fawn over
  7. fawn response
  8. fawn responses
  9. fawnch
  10. fawnched
  11. fawnches

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