tanning

Meaning

Verb

present participle and gerund of tan

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The process of making leather, which does not easily decompose, from the easily decomposing skins of animals.
2. (countable, uncountable) The acquisition of a tan, either by exposure to the sun, or artificially.
3. (countable, informal, uncountable) A spanking.

tan

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Synonyms

tannage

tannery

flogging

lashing

leatherwork

flagellation

whipping

leather-dressing

leather

preservation

curing

Translations

curtido

tannage

Gerben

curtume

Gerberei

zurra

βυρσοδεψία

abbronzante

adoberia

concia delle pelli

دباغة

tannerie

flagellation

bronzage

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtænɪŋ/