C2 noun #44,461 most common

tanning

UK /ˈtænɪŋ/ | US /ˈtænɪŋ/

To change to a tan colour due to exposure to the sun.

tanning in 30 Seconds

  • (verb) To change to a tan colour due to exposure to the sun.
  • (verb) To change an animal hide into leather by soaking it in tannic acid. To work as a tanner.
  • (verb) To spank or beat.

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb To change to a tan colour due to exposure to the sun.
  2. 2
    verb To change an animal hide into leather by soaking it in tannic acid. To work as a tanner.
  3. 3
    verb To spank or beat.
  4. 4
    noun The process of making leather, which does not easily decompose, from the skins of animals, which do.
  5. 5
    noun The acquisition of a tan, either by exposure to the sun, or artificially.
  6. 6
    noun A spanking.

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