Definitions for fanning
fan·ning

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fanning

   of Fan

WikidataRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Fanning

   Fanning is an unincorporated community in western Crawford County, Missouri, United States. It lies along former U.S. Route 66, now Missouri Supplemental Route ZZ, five miles west of Cuba. Fanning is also home to the world's largest rocking chair, located outside of the Fanning 66 Outpost. Fanning is named for John Fanning, originally of Limerick, Ireland. John Fanning was the local railroad agent for the surrounding area beginning in the mid-19th century when the railroad was first built through the region. His home, which still stands in Fanning, was for many decades the rail stop, postal station, and social center of the community. Fanning descendants still live in Fanning and the surrounding area.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. fanning

   The technical phrase for breadthening the after-part of the tops. Also, widening in general.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FANNING

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Fanning is ranked #3284 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Fanning surname appeared 11,007 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 4 would have the surname Fanning.
   
   88.2% or 9,716 total occurrences were White.
   6.5% or 720 total occurrences were Black.
   2% or 221 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.8% or 203 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.8% or 97 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.4% or 51 total occurrences were Asian.

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1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fanning in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fanning in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of fanning in a Sentence

1. Josef Joffe:

   In Germany, as in the U.S., the party system is fanning out to the extremes.

2. Foster C. McClellan:

   Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement.

3. Barack Obama:

   We're shocked someone is fanning anti-immigrant or anti-Muslim sentiment!

4. Mark Zuckerberg:

   What we’ve seen is that the president has been doing the opposite of that and instead fanning the flames of those who think they should turn to violence to overturn the election outcome.

5. David Ballard:

   If someone's is work performance is slipping, it gives Ben Fanning the opportunity as manager to have a conversation and point to resources to help support.

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References

1. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fanning
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=fanning
3. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=fanning
4. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html