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- Dictionaryfawn/fɔːn/
noun
- 1. a young deer in its first year: "a six-month-old roe fawn"
- 2. a light brown colour: "soft shades of pale green and fawn"
verb
- 1. (of a deer) produce young: "the forest was closed for hunting when the does were fawning"
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The meaning of FAWN is to court favor by a cringing or flattering manner. How to use fawn in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Fawn.
FAWN definition: 1. a young deer 2. a pale yellowish-brown colour 3. having a pale yellowish-brown colour. Learn more.
FAWN meaning: 1. a young deer 2. a pale yellowish-brown colour 3. having a pale yellowish-brown colour. Learn more.
Fawn definition: a young deer, especially an unweaned one.. See examples of FAWN used in a sentence.
fawn. (fɔːn ) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense fawns , present participle fawning , past tense, past participle fawned. 1. colour. Fawn is a pale yellowish-brown colour. ...a light fawn coat. 2. countable noun. A fawn is a very young deer. The fawn ran to the top of the ridge.
1. To exhibit affection or attempt to please, as a dog does by wagging its tail, whining, or cringing. 2. To seek favor or attention by flattery and obsequious behavior. [Middle English faunen, from Old English fagnian, to rejoice, from fagen, fægen, glad .] fawn′er n. fawn′ing·ly adv. Synonyms: fawn1, bootlick, kowtow, slaver1, toady, truckle.
A fawn is a young deer, but it's also a verb meaning to try and win favor by flattering. You might fawn over Bambi if you want to hang out with the cute and fuzzy gang. As a verb, fawn either refers to an attempt to get on someone’s good side, or, oddly enough, to give birth to a deer.
