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.

Derived terms

• tanning bed
• tanning butter
• tanning parlor
• tanning salon

Translations

the process of making leather

• Arabic: دِبَاغَة f (dibāḡa)
• Greek:

  Ancient: βυρσοδεψική f (bursodepsikḗ)

See also

• tan someone's hide