Definitions
Using excessive flattery to gain favor.
Used in a sentence
“Shylock: How like a fawning publican he looks ![…]”
“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.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Sycophantic”7 letters
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