Definition of Fanning

1. Verb. (present participle of fan) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Fanning

1. fan [v] - See also: fan

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fanning

fanlight
fanlights
fanlike
fanlisting
fanlistings
fanmade
fanned
fannel
fannell
fannells
fannels
fanner
fanners
fannerved
fannies
fanning (current term)
fannings
fannish
fanny about
fanny around
fanny magnet
fanny pack
fanny packs
fano
fanolesomab
fanon
fanons
fanook

Literary usage of Fanning

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1919)
"Action by Lena fanning and others against О. Y. Bogacki. ... That before said sale, the plaintiff, Mrs. fanning, on behalf of herself and her children, ..."

2. The Pictoral Field-book of the Revolution: Or, Illustrations, by Pen and by Benson John Lossing (1860)
"EDMUND fanning was a native of Long Island, New York, son of Colonel Phineas ... Governor Martin asked the Legislature to indemnify Colonel fanning for his ..."

3. Contributions in History and Political Science by Ohio State University, Harry Ignatius Marshall (1921)
"LIEUTENANT-COLONEL JOHN fanning John fanning was a South Carolinian by birth ... John fanning first joined the loyalist militia of South Carolina in March, ..."

4. The American Female Poets: With Biographical and Critical Notices by Caroline May (1853)
"Lady Morgan, in her notes to The Wild Irish Girl, says that the lasl of the true Irish bards of those who were poets and harpers was a fanning. ..."

5. Cromwell in Ireland: A History of Cromwell's Irish Campaign by Denis Murphy, Oliver Cromwell (1885)
"fanning, who had a strong castle near the village of Ballingarry, ... fanning declared that his enemies had set fire to his castle. ..."

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