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verb

Fan v. t. (past & past part. fanned; pres. part. fanning)

To move as with a fan. "The air... fanned with unnumbered plumes."

To cool and refresh, by moving the air with a fan; to blow the air on the face of with a fan.

To ventilate; to blow on; to affect by air put in motion. "Calm as the breath which fans our eastern groves."

To winnow; to separate chaff from, and drive it away by a current of air; as, to fan wheat.

To excite or stir up to activity, as a fan excites a flame; to stimulate; as, this conduct fanned the excitement of the populace.

Fanning machine, or Fanning mill, a machine for separating seed from chaff, etc., by a blast of air; a fanner.

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Etymology of 'Fanned'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Fanned" Quotes from Famous Books

... Cabinet—nor are the men in high office exempt from the overweening idea of the naval power of the United States, which reconciles the people to the notion of a war with England. Mr. Seward for a certain time fanned the flame in order to recover his lost popularity. He is now, I believe, seriously anxious to avoid going farther. But if strong measures against England were taken up as a Party cry by the Republicans, Mr. Seward would oppose ...

— Great Britain and the American Civil War • Ephraim Douglass Adams

... coming nearer and nearer, right into the tent place now, while his hot breath fanned the dreamer's cheek, and his hands were resting upon his chest as if feeling for a vital spot to strike. With a tremendous effort, Dallas sprang up and struck at him, when there was a loud snarling yelp, and Abel cried in ...

— To Win or to Die - A Tale of the Klondike Gold Craze • George Manville Fenn

... as ripe fruit. Rains had come. The country was blossoming with a promise of abundant crops. No longer were there breaths of sultry air in shady places. The heavy foliage, fattened by reinvigorated sap and fanned by refreshing breezes, rustled as though it were sprinkling ozone to the ground; and the Colonel complained of exhaustion from the sheer indulgence of joyous ...

— Sunlight Patch • Credo Fitch Harris

... baskets of refreshment for the day, And laughed to see the paper fly away; They must, I think, have quite enjoyed their fare So close above the music of the bay, No doubt it was delightful to be there Fanned by the soothing breath of the ...

— The Minstrel - A Collection of Poems • Lennox Amott

... well-wisher, an old retired native officer of our Indian army, and a firm friend of the envoy. His warning said that a plot was afoot; that the cupidity of some had been appealed to by stories of large treasure in the Residency, while the fanatical hatred of others had been secretly fanned; that it was well therefore to be on guard. A warning coming from such a friendly quarter was doubtless duly weighed and duly allowed for; but after all, what could a peaceful Embassy do but trust to the honour and integrity of the friendly Power whose guest it was? To show the smallest sign of ...

— The Story of the Guides • G. J. Younghusband

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