Fanned the flames means to encourage, or strengthen something.
This comes from the fact that fire is fueled by air. Using a fan to direct more air towards a fire basically gives the fire more fuel, thus it makes the fire bigger & stronger.
He swung (fanned the air) at the ball for a strike
The pamphlet is called "Common Sense" authored by Thomas Paine.
The document that "fanned the flames of Revolution" is often considered to be Thomas Paine's pamphlet, "Common Sense," published in 1776. It passionately argued for American independence from British rule and presented the case for a democratic government. Paine's clear and persuasive writing galvanized public opinion and mobilized colonists to seek freedom, significantly influencing the revolutionary movement.
a filled pastry that is cut and fanned to resemble a bear's foot
If you are looking for the Japanese word for flames it is Honoo or Kouen
OPINION Because the persecution only fanned the flames in Christian's hearts. And because if you are willing to make the ultimate sacrifice for something, you really and truly believe in it.
The dealer fanned the cards out on the table so that the players could see that they were not marked.
If you mean "When did the Calgary Flames join the NHL?" then they joined in 1980
It is usually added to a comment when a person likes a commenter on a blog and becomes a Fan of the commenter and Favorites the comment.
Something that starts flames and fire.
The flames are not actually mocking the rescue workers - the flames are inhuman and can't mock anything. They are merely personified to be mocking them, meaning that the flames made it harder for the rescue workers to do their work, and the workers felt disheartened and upset, as if the flames had been mocking them.
It means to literally burst into or be entirely consumed by flames; fire, an inferno! To be inflamed is to be engulfed in flames.