"fanning" meaning in English

See fanning in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfænɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-fanning.wav [US] Forms: fannings [plural]
Rhymes: -ænɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} fanning (plural fannings)
  1. The act by which something is fanned.
    Sense id: en-fanning-en-noun-zLlVBt2S
  2. A very small fragment of tea leaf.
    Sense id: en-fanning-en-noun-fu-6OkAu
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fanning mill

Verb

IPA: /ˈfænɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-fanning.wav [US]
Rhymes: -ænɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} fanning
  1. present participle and gerund of fan Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: fan
    Sense id: en-fanning-en-verb-q1MsK3Zk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 15 82

Inflected forms

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