tanning

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtænɪŋ/
  • Rhymes: -ænɪŋ

Verb

tanning

  1. present participle and gerund of tan

Noun

tanning (countable and uncountable, plural tannings)

  1. The process of making leather, which does not easily decompose, from the easily decomposing skins of animals.
  2. The acquisition of a tan, either by exposure to the sun, or artificially.
  3. (informal) A spanking.

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