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tanning

/ˈtænɪŋ/noun, verb2 syllables

Tanning means: beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment.

Synonyms for tanning6

noun, as in beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment

whipping, flogging, lashing, flagellation

verb, as in get a tan, from wind or sun

tan, bronze

verb, as in treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather

tan

What does tanning mean?5

noun

1

beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment

2

process in which skin pigmentation darkens as a result of exposure to ultraviolet light

3

making leather from rawhide

verb

1

get a tan, from wind or sun

2

treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with tanning?7

two syllables

planningmanningbanningscanningspanningcanningfanning
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Tanning in a sentence

  • A new study has shown that tanning bed use may cause addiction.Scott
  • Tanning beds are dangerous and can cause cancer.Hybrid
  • Indoor tanning is particularly dangerous for younger users.Hybrid
  • I dislike spending all day in the sun tanning.Nuel
  • He found them tanning in the sunroom, their unclothed bodies evenly browned from invisible light.Cangarejo
  • Can a vampire use a tanning bed?mollydot
  • He's tanning the leather for clothes.Teangloir
  • The advent of indoor tanning salons now allows Canadians to sport a sun-kissed look all year round.Scott

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of tanning

as a noun

plural
tannings