"fawns" in the noun sense

1. dun, greyish brown, grayish brown, fawn

a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color

"she wore dun"

2. fawn

a young deer

"fawns" in the verb sense

1. fawn, crawl, creep, cringe, cower, grovel

show submission or fear

2. fawn, toady, truckle, bootlick, kowtow, kotow, suck up

try to gain favor by cringing or flattering

"He is always kowtowing to his boss"

3. fawn

have fawns

"deer fawn"

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