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Fanning
/ˈfænɪŋ/
To blow air on (something) by means of a fan (hand-held, mechanical or electrical) or otherwise.
📖 Definitions of "Fanning"
verb
- 1
To blow air on (something) by means of a fan (hand-held, mechanical or electrical) or otherwise.
"We enjoyed standing at the edge of the cliff, being fanned by the wind."
- 2
To slap (a behind, especially).
- 3
(usually to fan out) To move or spread in multiple directions from one point, in the shape of a hand-held fan.
- 4
To dispel by waving a hand-held fan.
"I attempted to fan the disagreeable odour out of the room."
noun
- 1
The act by which something is fanned.
- 2
A very small fragment of tea leaf.
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