fanning

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfænɪŋ/

Verb

fanning

1. present participle of fan

Noun

fanning (plural fannings)

1. The act by which something is fanned.
   • Granger, 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.