fawning

adjective

fawn·​ing ˈfȯ-niŋ 

ˈfä-

: seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery

… they are excellent emblems of fawning yet fickle fandom …

—Thomas Boswell

He's sitting in a shaded pavillion, surrounded by a dozen fawning politicians …

—Barbara Crossette

I was astonished that Frost could've read the poem as anything but an act of fawning servility.

—Tobias Wolff

fawningly adverb

Not since the glory days of the glossy movie fan mags have stars been viewed so uncritically, so fawningly.

—Roger Ebert

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above