# fawning

> English word · Verb · IPA /fɔːnɪŋ/ · frequency rank #44,198

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of fawn

## Easily confused with
- **frowning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fawning-vs-frowning)
- **facing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/facing-vs-fawning)
- **fading** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fading-vs-fawning)
- **faking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faking-vs-fawning)
- **faring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faring-vs-fawning)
- **falling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/falling-vs-fawning)
- **failing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/failing-vs-fawning)
- **farming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farming-vs-fawning)
- **fasting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fasting-vs-fawning)
- **fanning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fanning-vs-fawning)
- **farting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farting-vs-fawning)
- **fairing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fairing-vs-fawning)
- **fainting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fainting-vs-fawning)

## Common misspellings (11)
`afwning`, `fanwing`, `fawinng`, `fawnign`, `fawningg`, `fawninng`, `fawnnig`, `fawnning`, `fawwning`, `ffawning`, `fwaning`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fawning