המשמעות המילונית של המילה "מאוורר" היא לגרום לאוויר או לזרם אוויר לנשוף, כמו על ידי הנפת משהו קדימה ואחורה או באמצעים מכניים, או לפרוס או לפתוח משהו בצורת מאוורר . זה יכול גם להיות רחב יותר בקצה אחד וצר יותר בקצה השני, בדומה לצורת מאוורר. בנוסף, זה יכול להתייחס לפעולת הנפת משהו קדימה ואחורה כדי לקרר את עצמך או להרחיק חרקים.
1. A dimple appeared in his left cheek and small, charming creases fanned from the corners of his eyes.
2. The car was fast becoming a hot box, Harry fanned his face with his hand.
3. Nevertheless they then fanned out to inspect nearby trees and to climb into the branches of those that had broken boughs which could be saved.
4. In groups of four, they fanned out across the city, foraging through and around various dumpsters, in back alleys, anyplace people set out their trash.
5. They fanned out across the city, searching for cast-off junk they felt could be reused.
6. If a fire wanted fanning, it could readily be fanned with a newspaper, and as the government grew weaker, I have no doubt that leather and iron acquired durability in proportion, for, in a very short time, there was not a pair of bellows in all Rotterdam that ever stood in need of a stitch or required the assistance of a hammer.
7. They fanned out, taking positions at the corner of the building and behind parked cars.
8. Big hairy spiders, small deadly spiders, black arachnids fanned out toward them.
9. Afterward, we lay on velvet cushions, her people fanned out around us.
10. It was still hot as hades, and I fanned myself as I entered the cottage.