- present participle of fan.
Example Sentences
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To Fanning, there is a similarity between her own acting process and the way Margo and HungryGhost inform each other.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Fanning: She was too busy running the country, and she was kind of grossed out by her child, and was not very maternal.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
Fanning: And mostly they’re like, “Yeah, it’s the worst. Whatever you’re thinking, it’s worse than that.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
Fanning: Which they often didn’t because they loved you.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
"The girls are having such fun," she heard her mother confide to Mrs. Fanning.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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