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Meaning of Fawning | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
fɔːnɪŋ

Definitions

Servile flattery.

Equivalents

Examples

“Hamlet: No, let the candied tongue lick absurd pomp, And crook the pregnant hinges of the knee Where thrift may follow fawning.”
“Xantippus found his ruin ere it reached him, Lurking behind your honours and rewards; Found it in your feigned courtesies and fawnings.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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