Which preposition to use with fawning

on Occurrences 37%

But if she were a dog, at least she felt that the dog had found its Master, and must fawn on Him, if it were but for the hope of getting something from Him.

at Occurrences 8%

You yet may spy the fawn at play, The hare upon the green; But the sweet face of Lucy Gray Will nevermore be seen.

in Occurrences 6%

As lambs or fawns in April clustering lie Under a hoary oak's thin canopy, 150 Stretched at his feet, with stedfast upward eye, His children's children listened to the sound; A Hermit with his family around!

with Occurrences 6%

COLOUR (ANY VARIETY)Dark or light blue or grey, or fawn with black points.

to Occurrences 4%

He crept fawning to her feet.

around Occurrences 4%

" CHAPTER XI "LAMBDA CHI!" Ditson had fawned around Browning a great deal since entering college, with the result that the king of the sophomores came to entertain a feeling of absolute disgust for the fellow.

about Occurrences 3%

Suddenly a herd of black creatures larger than bloodhounds came galloping in; they had large pendulous ears, their noses were to the ground sniffing, they went up to the lords and ladies of long ago and fawned about them disgustingly.

like Occurrences 3%

Coming into the presence of a sound-hearted American democrat, who never had dreamed of one mortal kneeling to another, Ivan throws himself on his knees, presses his forehead to the minister's feet, fawns like a tamed beast, and refuses to move until the minister relieves himself from this nightmare of servility by a full pardon.

on Occurrences 2%

This fulsome fawning on the great was later changed into propitiation of the British public, and unknown authors revelled in excuses for publishing their earlier efforts.

of Occurrences 2%

The earliest cervine animals known seem to have had no antlers at all, a stage to which the fawn of the year corresponds; the subsequent normal addition in the life-history, of a tine for each year of growth until the mature antler is reached, answering with exactness to the stages of advance shown in the development-history of the race.

towards Occurrences 1%

Yes, it was 'Dolph, dirty, begrimed with coal; 'Dolph fawning towards her, cringing almost on his belly, but wagging his stump of a tail ecstatically.

before Occurrences 1%

Two girlsfighting one against the other for Elmhurstand both fawning before a cruel and malicious old woman who could never love anyone but herself.

through Occurrences 1%

"She had by this time approached a small gate, which communicated with the apartments on the ground-floor of the Zenana; when, turning to me, she said, "You can return the way you came, but I must leave you here;" and, making a slight bow, she sprung like a young fawn through the gate, and was out of sight in a moment.

among Occurrences 1%

And as a lion, when he hears the bleat Of fawns among the mountains far away, A murderous lion, and with hurrying feet Bounds from his lair to his predestined prey: So plunged the strong man in the untrodden brake (Lovers are maniacs)for his darling's sake.

under Occurrences 1%

" The man of affluence, who lavishes away his substance, may aptly enough be likened to a porpoise sporting in the oceanthe smaller fry play around him, admire his dexterity, fan his follies, glory in his gambols; but let him once be enmeshed in the net of misfortune, and they who foremost fawned under his fins, will first fall foul of him.

against Occurrences 1%

'Dolph, too wise to utter a single bark, but springing to lick their hands, and fawning against their legs.

within Occurrences 1%

No fountain hid thine image in its heart; No flowers leapt up to wreathe thy golden hair; No more the fawns within the forest glade Follow'd a foot more lightsome than their own; The moon stole through the night in dim surprise; And all the stars look'd pale with wondering; For thou cam'st not, O lost Eurydice!

between Occurrences 1%

Impelled by the excitement under which she advanced, her old agility of motion had for the moment returned to her; and she crept softly as a fawn between the young trees.

for Occurrences 1%

"For I'm coming back again," he said, "and you'll take care of my pet fawn for me, Little John, and always remember to feed it well.

into Occurrences 1%

When brindle Great Danes are continuously bred together, it has been found that they get darker, and that the peculiar "striping" disappears, and in that case the introduction of a good fawn into the strain is advisable.

Which preposition to use with  fawning