were fanning
- past progressive of fan.
Example Sentences
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Others at the venue were fanning themselves with hand-held paper fans handed out by delegations from various countries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
Volunteers were fanning out to knock on doors, and being trained on how best to spur pro-Harris conversations online.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2024
Across the border in Turkey’s Canakkale province, strong winds were fanning a wildfire burning for a second day.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 23, 2023
In the driveway of one house, three very old ladies, one on a cot, were fanning themselves.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2023
Just before the closing of the casket, when the people who were going to faint fainted and the women in white dresses were fanning them.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
