tanning

[US]/'tænɪŋ/
[UK]/'tænɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. the process of turning animal hides into leather; the process of making skin become brown through exposure to the sun
v. to make skin become darker by exposure to the sun; to turn animal hides into leather.

Phrases & Collocations

tanning bed

sunless tanning

spray tan

tan lines

tanning lotion

tanning agent

Example Sentences

slather on some tanning lotion.

Tanning converts the otherwise perishable skin to a stable and nondecaying material.

Dba/ Western Saddlery and Western Hide and Tanning Co.

a manufacturing process; leather dyed during the tanning process.

Pass the tanning by the sun the easy deterioration too of water quality of sunshine, even water very shallow, can because thickness high to look the fish in green algate too.

large genus of tropical American trees that yield a bast fiber used for cordage and bark used in tanning; milky juice yields caoutchouc.

Popular Words

Explore frequently searched vocabulary

Download App to Unlock Full Content

Want to learn vocabulary more efficiently? Download the DictoGo app and enjoy more vocabulary memorization and review features!

Download DictoGo Now