fawn

“Most gay boys I knew tended to fawn over other divas of the era, but my chosen idol was Merle.”

Scott wanted to be home, fawning over grandchildren.

Be careful of fawns and other skittering critters as you drive.

There was a time when White House briefings didn’t include fawning reporters eager to be seen and heard as they bowed and scraped in front of the press secretary.

He is expected to describe Reform UK leader Nigel Farage as "fawning over Trump and licking his boots", and being "more interested in advancing Trump's agenda over here than the UK's interests over there".