fawned
verbHow many syllables in fawned?
There is 1 syllable in the word fawned.How to pronounce fawned:
Definition of fawned:
- fawned (verb):
- to court favor by a cringing or flattering manner
Synonyms for fawned:
apple-polished
bootlicked
courted
curried favor
deferred
drooled
endeared
fussed
gushed
idolized
ingratiated
kowtowed
slavered
slobbered
submitted
sucked (up)
toadied
truckled
wooed
worshiped
Antonyms for fawned:
denied
forced
fought
foughten
honored
honoured
ignored
refused
rejected
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The English language exhibits a phenomenon called 'schwa deletion', where unstressed syllables are often pronounced as a quick, neutral vowel sound or omitted.
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