fanning

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfænɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -ænɪŋ

Verb

fanning

1. present participle and gerund of fan

Noun

fanning (plural fannings)

1. The act by which something is fanned.
   • 1764, James Grainger, The Sugar Cane:

     Each shrub of shade, each tree of spreading root, / That woo the first glad fannings of the breeze.

2. A very small fragment of tea leaf.
   • 2013, Victor R. Preedy, Tea in Health and Disease Prevention:

     Generally orthodox teas have four grades, namely whole leaf, broken leaf, fannings and dust.

Derived terms

• fanning mill