Tanning Definition

tănĭng
noun
The art or process of making leather from hides.
Webster's New World
The act of making fair skin brown, as by exposure to the sun.
Webster's New World
A severe whipping; flogging.
Webster's New World

(informal) A spanking.

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verb

Present participle of tan.

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The process of making leather, which does not easily decompose, from the skins of animals, which do.
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Other Word Forms of Tanning

Noun

Singular:
tanning
Plural:
tannings

Tanning Sentence Examples

  • The principal industry is the tanning and leather trade.

  • The principal industries include tanning, dyeing, tile-making, milling, the production of yeast and there is a large establishment for the manufacture of railway stock.

  • The chief exports are chestnut extract for tanning, cedrates, citrons, oranges, early vegetables, fish, copper ore and antimony ore.

  • As a general rule, tanning is never a good idea.

  • Varese is the seat of active silkspinning, tanning, paper-making and the manufacture of organs and vehicles.

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Words Starting With

TTATAN

Words Ending With

GNGING

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Words Starting With T and Ending With G

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With T7 Letter Words Ending With G