Definition of Tanning

Noun: tanning  ta-ning

  1. Process in which skin pigmentation darkens as a result of exposure to ultraviolet light
     
  2. Beating with a whip, strap or rope as a form of punishment
    - whipping, flogging, lashing, flagellation
     
  3. Making leather from rawhide
Verb: tan (tanned,tanning)  tan
  1. Treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather
     
  2. Get a tan, from wind or sun
    - bronze

See also:
tannin
tannings

Anagrams containing the word tanning

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