fan the flame in English

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-fan the flame.wav

Forms: fans the flame [present, singular, third-person], fanning the flame [participle, present], fanned the flame [participle, past], fanned the flame [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} fan the flame (third-person singular simple present fans the flame, present participle fanning the flame, simple past and past participle fanned the flame)

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"fan the flame" meaning in English

Verb