Fawned vs Mawned - What's the difference?
fawned | mawned |
(fawn)
A young deer.
A pale brown colour tinted with yellow, like that of a fawn.
(obsolete) The young of an animal; a whelp.
* Holland
Of the fawn colour.
To exhibit affection or attempt to please.
To seek favour by flattery and obsequious behaviour (with on'' or ''upon ).
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* Milton
* Macaulay
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(mawn)
To open the mouth widely and take a long, rather deep breath, immediately after waking up or when recovering from sleep.
The action of ; opening the mouth widely and taking a long, rather deep breath, because one is waking up.
(Scotland, dialect) A maund; a basket or hamper.
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As verbs the difference between fawned and mawned
is that fawned is (fawn) while mawned is (mawn).fawned
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Verb
(head)fawn
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(wikipedia fawn)Etymology 1
From (etyl) faon.Noun
(en noun)- [The tigress] after her fawns .
Adjective
(-)Derived terms
* fawn lilyEtymology 2
From (etyl) fawnen, from (etyl) fahnian, fagnian, . See also fain.Verb
(en verb)- You showed your teeth like apes, and fawned like hounds.
- Thou with trembling fear, / Or like a fawning parasite, obeyest.
- courtiers who fawn on a master while they betray him
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