fawn
IPA: fˈɔn
noun
- A young deer.
- A pale brown colour tinted with yellow, like that of a fawn.
- (obsolete) The young of an animal; a whelp.
- (rare) A servile cringe or bow.
- Base flattery.
verb
- (intransitive) To give birth to a fawn.
- (intransitive) To exhibit affection or attempt to please.
- (intransitive) To seek favour by flattery and obsequious behaviour. [with on or upon]
- (intransitive, of a dog) To show devotion or submissiveness by wagging its tail, nuzzling, licking, etc.
adjective
- Of the fawn colour.
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Examples of "fawn" in Sentences
- She was dressed in fawn-coloured satin, with large pearls.
- Just visualizing those boys laughing and kicking a fawn is very sad.
- So its just like saying a fawn is 3 1/2 when he said the deer is 6 1/2.
- Nor would anyone call a fawn acquiring antlers once it matured evolution.
- In any case, say we have a 35 lb cat. a 10-20-30lb fawn is a hell of a meal.
- From saving a fawn from a yote to a vortex that picks hay up and spins it 100 feet in the air.
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