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[ tan-ing ] / ˈtæn ɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR tanning ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe 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 tanningFirst recorded in 1475–85; tan1, + -ing1 OTHER WORDS FROM tanningnon·tan·ning, adjectiveWords nearby tanningtannic, tannic acid, tannie, tanniferous, tannin, tanning, tanning bed, tannish, Tannoy, tan oak, Tanoan Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tanningIn 2011, the American Academy of Pediatrics called for an outright ban on use of tanning beds by minors. Wake Up, Parents: Letting Your Kid Tan Is Like Letting Them Smoke|Russell Saunders|June 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST The ambulantes are the sweat-on-the-brow beach hawkers who carry a variety of goods directly to your tanning spot. The Girl From Ipanema Is Not Alone: Rio’s Famous Beach Is A Rich, Cultural Kaleidoscope|Brandon Presser|June 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST His silence was “uncool and unprofessional,” as Dr. Tanning put it. My Therapist Dumped Me|Lizzie Crocker|April 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST Here's hoping Pauly D waits a few years before popping his tot in a tanning bed. ‘Blue Is the Warmest Color’ Feud Heats Up, Jeremy Piven May Be Delaying ‘Entourage’ Film|Culture Team|October 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I haunted her building and searched for her gym—even her tanning salon. My Search for Amanda Bynes … and Why I’m Calling It Off|Kevin Fallon|May 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST Randall as a child delighted in stopping around the tanning yard and watching the men salt the hide. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States|Work Projects Administration Tanning and saddlery are carried on by the natives with primitive methods, but with excellent results. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2|Various The bark of the hemlock is used in tanning hides for leather. Cornell Nature-Study Leaflets|Various They had a method of tanning and dressing buckskin and using it for the purposes of clothing. Scientific American Supplement, No. 1178, June 25, 1898|Various The frauds committed in the tanning of skins, and in the manufacture of cutlery and jewelry, exceed belief. A Treatise on Adulterations of Food, and Culinary Poisons|Fredrick Accum
Words related to tanninglash, thrash, cane, hide, spank, beat, punish, flay, baste, paddle, strap, leather, switch, lambaste, wax, strike, hit, whale, whack, belt |