"overfawn" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: overfawns [present, singular, third-person], overfawning [participle, present], overfawned [participle, past], overfawned [past]
Etymology: From over- + fawn. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|fawn}} over- + fawn Head templates: {{en-verb}} overfawn (third-person singular simple present overfawns, present participle overfawning, simple past and past participle overfawned)
  1. (transitive) To fawn or flatter grossly or excessively. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-overfawn-en-verb-QbJUbgfe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

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