tanning

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtænɪŋ/

Verb

tanning

  1. present participle of tan
  2. The process of making leather, which does not easily decompose, from the skins of animals, which do.

Noun

tanning (countable and uncountable, plural tannings)

  1. The acquisition of a tan, either by exposure to the sun, or artificially.
  2. (informal) A spanking.

See also

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.