Associations to the word «Fawning»

Wiktionary

FAWNING, verb. Present participle of fawn
FAWNING, noun. Servile flattery

Dictionary definition

FAWNING, adjective. Attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery.
FAWNING, adjective. Attempting to win favor by flattery.

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn