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to fan
to incite; to instigate
暑いのでうちわで顔を扇いでいた。
I was fanning my face with a fan because it was hot.
炭火を扇いで火力を強くしたところだ。
I fanned the charcoal to strengthen the fire.
うちわで火を扇いで炭を起こすのに苦労した。
I had a hard time fanning the fire with a fan to start the charcoal.