All 7 Uses of
fawn
in
David Copperfield
- That mean, fawning fellow, worm himself into such promotion!'†
Chpt 25-27 *
- 'Present circumstances is not what your friends would wish for you, Mister Copperfield, but it isn't money makes the man: it's — I am really unequal with my umble powers to express what it is,' said Uriah, with a fawning jerk, 'but it isn't money!'†
Chpt 34-36
- 'And how do you think we are looking, Master Copperfield, — I should say, Mister?' fawned Uriah.†
Chpt 34-36
- He received me in his usual fawning way, and pretended not to have heard of my arrival from Mr. Micawber; a pretence I took the liberty of disbelieving.†
Chpt 37-39
- 'You haven't need to say so much, nor half so much, nor anything at all,' observed Uriah, half defiant, and half fawning.†
Chpt 37-39
- 'That's the way to put it, you see, Master Copperfield!' observed Uriah, with fawning and offensive pity.†
Chpt 40-42
- A moment afterwards, he was as fawning and as humble as ever.†
Chpt 52-54
Definition:
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(fawn as in: fawned all over her) showing excessive flattery or affection