fanning

noun5

1. •
   The act by which something is fanned.

   • Each shrub of shade, each tree of spreading root, / That woo the first glad fannings of the breeze. — 1764
2. •
   Winnowing.
3. •
   A very small fragment of tea leaf.

   • Generally orthodox teas have four grades, namely whole leaf, broken leaf, fannings and dust. — 2013
4. •
   A shooting technique in which the shooter uses one hand to hold a revolver and pull the trigger, while using the other hand to cock the hammer repeatedly in a slapping-like fashion.
5. •
   (slang, no longer used) A beating.