ˈfawn over ˈfawn on [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they fawn over he/she/it fawns over present participle fawning over past tense fawned over past participle fawned over] showing disapproval phrasal verb
to be extremely nice to someone more important than you because you want them to like you or give you something
Thesaurus: to try hard to please or impress someonesynonym to treat someone with excessive respectsynonym
Main entry: fawn
Useful english dictionary. 2012.