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- [fan]
- /fæn/
- /fæn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fan]
- /fæn/
Definitions of fanned word
- noun fanned any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces. 1
- noun fanned an implement of feathers, leaves, paper, cloth, etc., often in the shape of a long triangle or of a semicircle, for waving lightly in the hand to create a cooling current of air about a person: We sat on the veranda, cooling ourselves with palm-leaf fans. 1
- noun fanned anything resembling such an implement, as the tail of a bird. 1
- noun fanned any of various devices consisting essentially of a series of radiating vanes or blades attached to and revolving with a central hublike portion to produce a current of air: ceiling fan; wall fan. 1
- noun fanned a series of revolving blades supplying air for winnowing or cleaning grain. 1
- noun fanned Horology. fly1 (def 28). 1
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Origin of fanned
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English, Old English fann < Latin vannus winnowing basket
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Parts of speech for Fanned
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fanned popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
fanned usage trend in Literature
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Antonyms for fanned
verb fanned
- defused — Simple past tense and past participle of defuse.
- closed — A closed group of people does not welcome new people or ideas from outside.
- bored — If you are bored, you feel tired and impatient because you have lost interest in something or because you have nothing to do.
- calmed — Simple past tense and past participle of calm.
- lulled — to put to sleep or rest by soothing means: to lull a child by singing.
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