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      fanning
      noun
      an ardent follower and admirer
      an enthusiastic devotee of sports
      a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces
      verb
      blow away or off with a current of air
      agitate the air
      make (an emotion) fiercer
      strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)
      Roots
      ventusfan- · Latin · wind
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