tanning
[ tan-ing ]
noun
the process or art of converting hides or skins into leather.
a browning or darkening of the skin, as by exposure to the sun.
Informal. a thrashing; whipping.
Origin of tanning
1Other words from tanning
- non·tan·ning, adjective
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