fan out

verb

fanned out; fanning out; fans out

: to spread apart or to cause (something) to spread apart

The police fanned out across the park in search of the suspect.

He fanned out his fingers.

Examples of fan out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

During the rally, Sturgis is transformed as motorcycles pack downtown streets and riders fan out across the Black Hills. — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Oyster mushrooms grow in a cluster of small fungal discs that each fan out at the end of a thick, white stem. — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2026

Hailing from nearby Connecticut, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, the Goldens and their handlers fanned out over the lush, green grounds. — Lori Majewski, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2026

Instead of squeezing the toes together, the shoe fans out just enough at the front. — Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026

Rhymes for fan out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout