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fanning.

The act by which something is fanned.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfænɪŋ/
  1. The act by which something is fanned.

  2. The act by which something is fanned. Winnowing.

  3. The act by which something is fanned. A shooting technique in which the shooter uses one hand to hold a revolver and pull the trigger, while using the other hand to cock the hammer repeatedly in a slapping-like fashion.

  4. A very small fragment of tea leaf.

  5. A beating.

    UK · archaic · slang
verb/ˈfænɪŋ/
  1. present participle and gerund of fan

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.