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fanning
/ˈfænɪŋ/
noun 5name 1
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4ADJ.
multiple
VERB + FANNING
am, battled, give, gusting, heat, winds
FANNING + NOUN
herself, himself, mary, myself, themselves, yourself
PREP.
with
Definitions
noun
1
The act by which something is fanned.
Each shrub of shade, each tree of spreading root, / That woo the first glad fannings of the breeze.
2
The act by which something is fanned.
3
The act by which something is fanned.
4
A very small fragment of tea leaf.
Generally orthodox teas have four grades, namely whole leaf, broken leaf, fannings and dust.
5
A beating.
[…] he found himself facing these four grim coves, big as bull-beef, demanders by trade and ready to give him a fanning, which they did, advising him to keep out of the Professor's way in future and never to speak with any from Idle Jack's family again. Within fifteen minutes, Carmichael had three broken ribs, a broken arm, a cracked cheekbone, a badly swollen eye, and was minus five teeth.
name
1
A surname.
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Each shrub of shade, each tree of spreading root, / That woo the first glad fannings of the breeze.
Wiktionary02
Generally orthodox teas have four grades, namely whole leaf, broken leaf, fannings and dust.
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[…] he found himself facing these four grim coves, big as bull-beef, demanders by trade and ready to give him a fanning, which they did, advising him to keep out of the Professor's way in future and n
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Tom is fanning himself.
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I am fanning myself with a magazine.
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You're fanning yourself.
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