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How to pronounce fan in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms rooter, sports fan
Type of partisan, partizan, enthusiast
Has types aficionado, railbird
Derivation fandom
Type Words
Synonyms winnow
Type of withdraw, remove, take, take away


The speaker ceased to be an amusing little gnat to be fanned away and was kicked off the forum.
Type Words
Synonyms buff, devotee, lover
Type of follower
Has types bacchanal, amorist, aficionado, metalhead, groupie, bacchant, aerophile
Type Words
Type of device
Has types exhaust fan, electric fan, punkah, blower
Type Words
Type of shake, agitate
Has types winnow
Type Words
Type of intensify, compound, deepen, heighten


fan hatred.
Type Words
Type of strike out

Examples of fan

fan
They fan their ears toward the back of their head, which can be a sign of anger.
From the stltoday.com
Tweet about your app or promote it on your Facebook fan page, recommends Valado.
From the newsday.com
Cameron, who said he was a fan of Shanteau, picked up a signed shirt and poster.
From the desmoinesregister.com
Cool your home at 78 degrees or warmer with the thermostat fan switched to auto.
From the news-journalonline.com
Since that is far less than what other distributors pay, Bewkes is no fan of it.
From the businessweek.com
It's hilarious that he is the only UM fan pathetic enough to TROLL UCF articles.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Beyond that, Mr. Einhorn is a fan of exchange-traded funds that own gold miners.
From the online.wsj.com
Woody, am I the only Broncos fan wondering why we don't interview Rick Dennison?
From the denverpost.com
Any casual fan could tell this wasn't the Rafael Nadal of the first four rounds.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
More examples
  • A device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces
  • Strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)
  • Make (an emotion) fiercer; "fan hatred"
  • Sports fan: an enthusiastic devotee of sports
  • Agitate the air
  • An ardent follower and admirer
  • A pencil is a family of geometric objects, such as lines, that have a common property, such as passage through a given line in a given plane.
  • A hand-held fan is an implement used to induce an airflow for the purpose of cooling or refreshing oneself. Any broad, flat surface waved back-and-forth will create a small airflow and therefore can be considered a rudimentary fan. ...
  • A fan is a powered device used to create flow within a gas, usually air.