Word Finder - fanned

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To blow air on (something) by means of a fan (hand-held, mechanical or electrical) or otherwise.

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We enjoyed standing at the edge of the cliff, being fanned by the wind.

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To slap (a behind, especially).

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(usually to fan out) To move or spread in multiple directions from one point, in the shape of a hand-held fan.

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To dispel by waving a hand-held fan.

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I attempted to fan the disagreeable odour out of the room.

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To perform a maneuver that involves flicking the top rear of an old-style gun.

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(metaphoric) To invigorate, like flames when fanned.

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To winnow grain.

Cassie removed her hat and fanned her face.

The fire, fanned by the breeze, was rapidly spreading.

She fanned the air with her hand.

The assistant squatted over her mid-section and fanned out her hair, positioning and repositioning it around her head.

The others fanned out, and she suddenly felt like a lamb surrounded by a wolf pack trying to decide what to do with her.

Place the fanned liner on a sheet of plain thick paper.

Sirian partnered with Rissa while the guards fanned out around them, one alert while the other four paired up to spar.

In 1561, however, the enmity against him was fanned into flame by his adoption of Protestantism.

The latent discontent of the allies was soon fanned into hostility by the intrigues of Mausolus, prince of Cardia, who was anxious to extend his kingdom.

The material for the conflagration in Austria was thus all prepared when in February 1848 the fall of Louis Philippe fanned into a blaze the smouldering fires of revolution throughout Europe.

Under his nominal rule, the Celts of the north and west, in 1385, became troublesome, while Robert's son, the Wolf of Badenoch, who was justiciary, with his own wild sons, rather fanned than extinguished the flames.

This radial ley gradually fanned out over a distance with the result that several kilometers of Strathardle became affected by unhealthy radiations.

Candles from 14mm up to 60mm stood ready to be attached to fanned racks.

A fanned Armagh marble stairway leads up to the entrance door on the north facade.

In France Edouard Adolphe Drumont led the way to a similar animosity, and the popular fury was fanned by the Dreyfus case.

They split up the wood, pressed it down on the fire, blew at it with their mouths, and fanned it with the skirts of their greatcoats, making the flames hiss and crackle.

Dan Koretsky posed for a picture with Will Oldham holding a wad of crisp bills fanned out in front of his face.

This has fanned the discussion flames on bullying even more.

You can find everything from foam dice, stacks of chips and fanned cards as centerpieces.

Use a pencil and ruler to measure about 1/2-inch of extra space on all sides of the liner, and cut out the larger fanned outline.

The fanned outline will act as your template.

The casting of Francis and Rogers fanned speculation that Daniel Goddard would continue as either Cane or a long-missing twin brother.

She wore jeans and a T-shirt, and her blonde hair fanned out over a pillow.

A dark shape moved from the rocks while three more fanned out from the sides.

These opposed a national resistance to the Macedonians, the fires of which were fanned by the Brahmins, but still the strong arm of the western people prevailed.

This discontent was skilfully fanned by Mithradates the Great at the outset of his Roman campaigns.

Next year Sweyn returned, his hostility fanned by the desire for revenge.

Against the Calvinists the synod of 1672 therefore aimed its rejection of unconditional predestination and of justification by faith alone, also its advocacy of what are substantially the Roman doctrines of transubstantiation and of purgatory; the Oriental hostility to Calvinism had been fanned by the Jesuits.