Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
FAWNING
bootlicking, fawning, sycophantic, toadyish
(adjective) attempting to win favor by flattery
bootlicking, fawning, obsequious, sycophantic, toadyish
(adjective) attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
fawning
present participle of fawn
Adjective
fawning
Seeking favor by way of flattery; flattering, servile.
Noun
fawning (plural fawnings)
Servile flattery.
Source: Wiktionary
FAWN
Fawn, n. Etym: [OF. faon the young one of any beast, a fawn, F. faon a fawn, for fedon, fr. L. fetus. See Fetus.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A young deer; a buck or doe of the first year. See Buck.
2. The young of an animal; a whelp. [Obs.] [The tigress] . . . followeth . . . after her fawns. Holland.
3. A fawn color.
Fawn, a.
Definition: Of the color of a fawn; fawn-colored.
Fawn, v. i. Etym: [Cf. F. faonner.]
Definition: To bring forth a fawn.
Fawn, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Fawned; p. pr. & vb. n. Fawning.] Etym: [OE. fawnen, fainen, fagnien, to rejoice, welcome, flatter, AS. fægnian to rejoice; akin to Icel. fagna to rejoice, welcome. See Fain.]
Definition: To court favor by low cringing, frisking, etc., as a dog; to flatter meanly; -- often followed by on or upon. You showed your teeth like apes, and fawned like hounds. Shak. Thou with trembling fear, Or like a fawning parasite, obeyest. Milton. Courtiers who fawn on a master while they betray him. Macaulay.
Fawn, n.
Definition: A servile cringe or bow; mean flattery; sycophancy. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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