FAWNING Synonyms
There are 13 hypernyms of the word fawning. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
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| grovel | verbv | |||||
verb • show submission or fear | ||||||
| toady | nounn | |||||
noun • a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage verb • try to gain favor by cringing or flattering | ||||||
| soft-soap | verb, nounv, n | |||||
verb • persuade someone through flattery • use flattering talk on somebody | ||||||
| wheedle | verbv | |||||
verb • influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering | ||||||
| bootlick | verb, nounv, n | |||||
verb • try to gain favor by cringing or flattering | ||||||
| cower | verbv | |||||
verb • crouch or curl up • show submission or fear | ||||||
| crawl | verbv | |||||
noun • a very slow movement • a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick • a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body verb • move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground • feel as if crawling with insects • be full of • show submission or fear • swim by doing the crawl | ||||||
| creep | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric • a slow longitudinal movement or deformation • a pen that is fenced so that young animals can enter but adults cannot • a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body verb • move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground • to go stealthily or furtively • grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface) • show submission or fear | ||||||
| cringe | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
noun • some event or object that causes embarrassment and shame • A posture or gesture of shrinking or recoiling. verb • draw back, as with fear or pain • show submission or fear | ||||||
| dun | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
noun • horse of a dull brownish grey color • a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color adjective satellite • of a dull greyish brown to brownish grey color verb • treat cruelly • persistently ask for overdue payment • cure by salting • make a dun color | ||||||
| kotow | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission verb • try to gain favor by cringing or flattering | ||||||
| kowtow | verbv | |||||
noun • a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission verb • bend the knees and bow in a servile manner • try to gain favor by cringing or flattering | ||||||
| truckle | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a low bed to be slid under a higher bed verb • yield to out of weakness • try to gain favor by cringing or flattering | ||||||
| suck up | verb, nounv, n | |||||
verb • take in, also metaphorically • ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior • try to gain favor by cringing or flattering | ||||||
