The Collaborative International Dictionary
Fin \Fin\ (f[i^]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Finned; p. pr. & vb. n. Finning.] [Cf. Fin of a fish.] To carve or cut up, as a chub.
Wiktionary
n. The act of remove a live shark's fin, and releasing the shark back into the sea.
WordNet
n. the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one [syn: five, 5, V, cinque, quint, quintet, fivesome, quintuplet, pentad, Phoebe, Little Phoebe]
one of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear fenders of an automobile [syn: tail fin, tailfin]
one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain [syn: louver, louvre]
a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater) [syn: flipper, flippers, fins]
a stabilizer that resembles the fins of a fish
organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals
v. equip (a car) with fins
propel oneself through the water in a finning motion
show the fins above the water while swimming; "The sharks were finning near the surface" [syn: break water]
See fin
Wikipedia
Finning International Inc., headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, is one of the world's largest distributors of Caterpillar products and support services.
Usage examples of "finning".
Toomaaek threw out his free arm and kicked hard, finning himself into a roll of his own.
Iakhovas stood his ground, finning down a couple feet to stand in the silt.
In a sudden frenzy of finning he rocketed himself forward, bringing the full force of his body to bear on the door.
They were finning towards the pedestal in the centre of the chamber, their beams converging on the edge of the sacrificial platform.
She repeated the finning, as the other woman did not immediately respond.
I went down cautiously, hanging just under the boat for five minutes while I scrutinized the depths of the pool for those evil dark shapes, and then finning down quietly.