Fanning may refer to: Fanning (bees), a behaviour of worker bees signalling an entrance to a hive Fanning (firearms), a shooting technique in which one hand holds a revolver and the other hits the hammer repeatedly Fanning (surname) Fanning friction factor, a dimensionless number used in fluid flow calculations Fan dance, a dance art form USS Fanning, ships of the United States Navy Places Cape Fanning, Antarctica Fanning Ridge, South Georgia Island Fanning, Kansas, United States Fanning, Missouri, United States Tabuaeran, also known as Fanning Atoll or Fanning Island, one of the Line Islands of the central Pacific Ocean See also Fan (disambiguation)