The peacock's fanned tail.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

It was evident that the name fanned some faint memory which flickered up for a moment and then went out.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Dark House] Reference

Ever since the general election, when Sarah Palin fanned the flames of hatred, the fire has grown and it is surrounding a powder keg of chaos.    From Wordnik.com.  [GA congressman describes hate mail, Nazi graffiti after protests] Reference

Jesse Crain fanned two of the three batters he faced to pick up his sixth save of the season for the Rock Cats, who snapped their five-game losing streak.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

I kind of fanned on it, but it found a way to get in.    From Wordnik.com.  [NHL - National Hockey League - New Jersey vs. Philadelphia] Reference

They kind of fanned out so they can spread their participation, and just volunteer projects.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 19, 2009] Reference

"He kind of fanned on his shot a bit, but I was nowhere to be found on that one," Giguere said.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

So at that point I kind of fanned off to the left a little bit where I did take shots at the suspect.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Feb 14, 2007] Reference

"I was just trying to pass the puck across and the puck was rolling and I kind of fanned on it," Ohlund explained.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

And her mother was a "whipper, too" -- a woman that "fanned" her children religiously, so to speak, not overlooking Martha.    From Wordnik.com.  [Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 1] Reference

They've provided various kinds of sort of political infrastructure that has made the movement possible, kind of fanned the insurrection in various ways.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Brothers Koch: Rich, Political And Playing To Win] Reference

Sure, English has some colorful expressions: the batter "fanned" or.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Washington Times stories: Latest Headlines] Reference

I kind of fanned on the first shot a bit, I got the rebound and I think I surprised him a bit. ''.    From Wordnik.com.  [phillyBurbs.com: Home RSS feed] Reference

The Liberals (and yourself) have "fanned" the fires of hatred and intolerence for the last 4 years.    From Wordnik.com.  [ChronWatch - Articles] Reference

March into the dining-room from which Mrs. Terriberry had unceremoniously "fanned" the regular boarders.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Lady Doc] Reference

However, for Pages users had "fanned" before the redesign, Facebook automatically turned updates from some Pages off by default.    From Wordnik.com.  [Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now] Reference

It created a rocksolid network of partners and fanned work out to them.    From Wordnik.com.  [Here's A 'Virtual' Model For America's Industrial] Reference

SWAT teams fanned the neighborhood, conducting a tense door-to-door search.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Firebrand's Long Run] Reference

Secret Service fanned out through the building to order every-one to evacuate.    From Wordnik.com.  [A President Faces The Test Of A Lifetime] Reference

In classic French style, Seguin fanned the uproar while ostensibly trying to quell it.    From Wordnik.com.  [France Blows It Again] Reference

Last week the star promoted "Terminator 3" -- and gleefully fanned speculation he'll run.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Terminator's Next Big Act] Reference

IBM fanned the controversy when it stopped shipping personal computers containing the flawed Intel chip.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chipping Away At Intel's Rep] Reference

The supposed trashing of Air Force One in Clinton's final days (fanned by the Bushies) was simply untrue.    From Wordnik.com.  [Citizen Clinton Up Close] Reference

During the ride, with the air conditioning broken, Thuong's father fanned her with a rolled-up newspaper.    From Wordnik.com.  [Vietnamese teens' thirst for college outpaces country's educational system] Reference

Simultaneously, law-enforcement officers fanned out in four other Southern cities, pulling in 12 cult members.    From Wordnik.com.  [Busting The Prince Of Love] Reference

In December, members of Moller's staff fanned out to area junior high schools to talk with interested students.    From Wordnik.com.  [Be Careful What You Ask For] Reference

They fanned rumors that country star Shania Twain would be at the event, accompanied by the actor Nicolas Cage.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Right Stuffing] Reference

Thus, on the morning of May 1, five American climbers fanned out on a steep and rocky slope at about 27,000 feet.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ghost Of Everest] Reference

But the White House was caught off guard when the new Department of Home Security inadvertently fanned the flames.    From Wordnik.com.  [Anatomy Of The Threat] Reference

The plague-bearing lineage fanned out from southern India to the Middle East, and from there to Europe and Africa.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mammals of Mass Destruction] Reference

When they fanned rumors about his supposed womanizing, he threatened to sue -- a sure sign, pros say, that he's a wuss.    From Wordnik.com.  [Arnold At The Crossroads...Which Way To Go?] Reference

The patrons appeared star-struck, and one waitress was so overwrought that she nervously fanned her face with her hand.    From Wordnik.com.  [Advantage, Obama] Reference

Some 200,000 people fanned out before him, a crowd much larger than any he had drawn at home during 18 months on the stump.    From Wordnik.com.  [The World Hopes for Its First President] Reference

Many jobs that are created at small companies come from work fanned out by big ones -- often to avoid the cost of employee benefits.    From Wordnik.com.  [Too Soon To Panic] Reference

American scholars fanned out across much of the world — with support from the Ford Foundation, the Fulbright program, and the U.S.    From Wordnik.com.  [Half a Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Waste] Reference

Ferraro fanned the flames of the controversy further by suggesting that she was being faulted for the remarks only because of her race.    From Wordnik.com.  [Going Deep in the Deep South] Reference