fawn vs sweet-talk

fawn

verb
  • To seek favour by flattery and obsequious behaviour (with on or upon). 

  • To show devotion or submissiveness by wagging its tail, nuzzling, licking, etc. 

  • To exhibit affection or attempt to please. 

  • To give birth to a fawn. 

noun
  • A pale brown colour tinted with yellow, like that of a fawn. 

  • A servile cringe or bow. 

  • Base flattery. 

  • A young deer. 

adj
  • Of the fawn colour. 

sweet-talk

verb
  • To persuade using flattery. 

  • To flatter. 

noun
  • A manner of talking to someone in a pleasing or funny way in order to persuade them to do or believe something. 

How often have the words fawn and sweet-talk occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )