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fawning over

fawning over is the present participle and gerund of fawn over.

Meaning of fawn over

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.

Questions about fawning over

What is fawning over the present participle and gerund of?
Fawning over is the present participle and gerund of fawn over.

Words near fawning over in the dictionary

  1. fawneth
  2. fawney
  3. fawneys
  4. fawnies
  5. fawning
  6. fawning over
  7. fawningly
  8. fawningness
  9. fawnings
  10. fawnish
  11. fawnlike

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