English Explanatory Dictionary

fanning

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of fan
noun
  1. The act by which something is fanned.
  2. Winnowing.
  3. 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.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈfænɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-fanning.wav

Word forms

fanning fannings

Derived words

fanning mill Fanning Island
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