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fawns over

fawns over is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 fawns over

What is fawns over the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Fawns over is the third-person singular simple present indicative of fawn over.

Words near fawns over in the dictionary

  1. fawnlily
  2. fawnling
  3. fawnlings
  4. Fawnlock
  5. fawns
  6. fawns over
  7. fawnsfoot
  8. fawnskin
  9. fawnskins
  10. fawny
  11. faws

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