fawning /fɔːnɪŋ/adjective 1noun 1forms 1 adjective1 •Seeking favor by way of flattery; flattering, servile.Shylock: How like a fawning publican he looks ![…] — 1596 noun1 •Servile flattery.Hamlet: No, let the candied tongue lick absurd pomp, And crook the pregnant hinges of the knee Where thrift may follow fawning. — 1599 formsfawnings
