fanning

verb

present participle of fan
1
as in igniting

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2
as in oscillating

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fanning
  1. igniting
  2. oscillating
  3. inflaming
  4. swaying
  5. triggering
  6. waving
  7. kindling
  8. flicking
Verb
  • Rich silver veins had been discovered in 1879, igniting a 14-year mining boom.
    — John Meyer, Denver Post, 26 July 2026
  • An intervention would risk shattering Lebanon, igniting sectarian strife, and further destabilizing the entire region, potentially undermining Sharaa's government.
    — Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of igniting
Verb
  • Maybe even worse in the upper setting, which had my head oscillating like a bobblehead on a Baja trophy truck.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 July 2026
  • Each cluster contained a simple RLC resonator — a resistor, capacitor, and inductor, a combination that creates an oscillating electrical signal at a particular frequency.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 15 July 2026
Definition of oscillating
Verb
  • Containing Iran’s influence without inflaming a domestic front appears to be the priority.
    — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 15 June 2026
  • Footage of an activist being dragged away from the development went viral, further inflaming public opposition.
    — Emmet Lyons, CBS News, 6 June 2026
Definition of inflaming
Verb
  • After a few hours under the hot sun, there was no better cool down than swaying to Babyface classics.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado July 22, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
  • Fans bond by singing the same words, tunes, and rhythms together, swaying, waving or pumping fists in unison.
    — Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor, 18 July 2026
Definition of swaying
Verb
  • Both were booked Wednesday, triggering one-game suspensions that will keep them out of one of the club’s biggest matches of the season.
    — Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 23 July 2026
  • Peptides are the building blocks of more complex proteins, triggering hormones inside the body needed for growth, metabolism and healing.
    — Matthew Perrone, Fortune, 23 July 2026
Definition of triggering
Verb
  • On July 22, the 18-second video clip opened with George in sunglasses waving and smiling at the camera.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 22 July 2026
  • Those protests stretched into their fifth consecutive day on Monday, with demonstrators holding placards and waving flags as part of a push for Zelenskyy to reinstate Fedorov and dismiss Syrskyi.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 22 July 2026
Definition of waving
Verb
  • Even minor parks or embers might be carried into leaves or grass, kindling a fire that can swiftly expand.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
  • Photography arrived, kindling an enthusiasm that Baudelaire, ever the cynic, compared to a lust for pornography.
    — Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of kindling
Verb
  • His violent men — Scott’s sinister dad and Melton’s sad one — light cigarettes by flicking matches on their ears and teeth.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
  • France trailed 4-0 before Mbappé sparked a comeback attempt, flicking the ball past goalkeeper Dean Henderson in the 48th minute before adding a second with a left-footed finish from about 14 yards in the 66th.
    — Mark Hodge, NBC news, 20 July 2026
Definition of flicking
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