"fan the flame" meaning in English

See fan the flame in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: fans the flame [present, singular, third-person], fanning the flame [participle, present], fanned the flame [participle, past], fanned the flame [past]
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)
  1. Alternative form of fan the flames Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: fan the flames
    Sense id: en-fan_the_flame-en-verb-Nxqz1imO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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