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fanning

UK
/ˈfænɪŋ/
US
/ˈfænɪŋ/
fanning back
fanning on
fanning out

Translations

fanningnoun
attisementSe dit surtout du feu, des flammes ou de la fumée.
The fanning of the flames made the fire grow larger and more intense.
L'attisement des flammes a rendu le feu plus grand et plus intense.
The fanning of the paper fan provided a gentle breeze on the hot summer day.
L'éventage avec un éventail apportait une légère brise pendant la chaude journée d'été.
Additional translations
tir au chienTerme d'armement.
Synonyms
opening
spreading
waving
flaring
expanding
fanninggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈfæn.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈfæn.ɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe something that produces a fanning action or spreads outward like a fan.
en éventailExprime une forme ou un mouvement qui s'élargit comme un éventail.
The fanning motion of the wings kept the insect hovering in place.
Le mouvement en éventail des ailes maintenait l'insecte en vol stationnaire.
Synonyms
dispersing
radiating
agitating
inflaming
inciting
provoking
stoking
blowing
wafting
fluttering
ventilating
cooling
stirring
spreading
fanverb

fanning

Gerund

fanned
Past Simple
fanned
Past Participle
fanning
Gerund
UK
/fæn/
US
/fæn/
s’éventerSe rafraîchir en s’agitant avec un éventail, un journal ou un objet similaire.
She fanned herself with a magazine to stay cool in the heat.
Elle s’éventa avec un magazine pour rester au frais dans la chaleur.
attiserPour faire brûler davantage un feu ou des braises.
He fanned the embers to get the fire going again.
Il a attisé les braises pour relancer le feu.
se déployerSe dit d’un mouvement en forme d’éventail ou d’un objet qui s’ouvre largement.
The peacock fanned its tail feathers to impress the onlookers.
Le paon déploya les plumes de sa queue pour impressionner les spectateurs.
Additional translations
s’attiserAu figuré, pour des émotions, une tension ou une controverse.
Synonyms
wave
flap
flutter
stir

Definitions

fanningnoun
The act of waving a fan or something similar to create a current of air.
The fanning of the paper fan provided a gentle breeze on the hot summer day.
The spreading or dispersing of something, such as smoke or flames, by means of a fan or similar action.
The fanning of the flames made the fire grow larger and more intense.
A rapid method of firing a single-action revolver by quickly striking or slapping the hammer between shots.
Old-west gunfighters perfected the fanning of their revolvers to achieve near-automatic rates of fire.
fanninggerund / present participle
Producing or involving a movement that creates a current of air or causes something to spread out like a fan.
The fanning motion of the wings kept the insect hovering in place.
fanverb
To cool by waving a fan or something similar.
She fanned herself with a magazine to stay cool in the heat.
To spread out or move in a shape resembling a fan.
The peacock fanned its tail feathers to impress the onlookers.
To stir up or intensify emotions or situations.
His comments only served to fan the flames of the ongoing debate.
To blow air on something to make it burn more intensely.
He fanned the embers to get the fire going again.
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