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tan·ning

 (tăn′ĭng)
n.
1. The art or process of making leather from rawhides.
2.
a. Darkening of the skin by exposure to the sun.
b. Darkening of the skin by various other means such as sprays, lotions, or artificial sunlight.
3. Informal A beating; a whipping.
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tanning

(ˈtænɪŋ)
n
1. the act of causing (one's skin) to tan
2. (Tanning) the act tanning a skin or hide
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tan•ning

(ˈtæn ɪŋ)

n.
1. the process or art of converting hides or skins into leather.
2. a browning or darkening of the skin, as by exposure to the sun.
3. a thrashing; whipping.
[1475–85]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.tanning - process in which skin pigmentation darkens as a result of exposure to ultraviolet lighttanning - process in which skin pigmentation darkens as a result of exposure to ultraviolet light
bodily function, bodily process, body process, activity - an organic process that takes place in the body; "respiratory activity"
2.tanning - beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishmenttanning - beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
flogging, lashing, whipping, flagellation
whacking, beating, drubbing, licking, thrashing, trouncing, lacing - the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
self-flagellation - self-punishment inflicted by whipping
horsewhipping - the act of whipping with a horsewhip; "that villain needs a good horsewhipping"
3.tanning - making leather from rawhide
craft, trade - the skilled practice of a practical occupation; "he learned his trade as an apprentice"
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Translations

tanning

[ˈtænɪŋ]
A. N
1. [of leather] → curtido m
2. → zurra f
to give sb a tanning → zurrar a algn
B. CPD tanning cream, tanning lotion N → bronceador m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

tanning

[ˈtænɪŋ] n [leather] → tannage m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

tanning

n
(of hides) → Gerben nt; (= craft) → Gerberei f
(= punishment) → Tracht f → Prügel; to give somebody a tanning → jdm das Fell gerben
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

tanning

[ˈtænɪŋ] n
a. (by sun) → abbronzatura; (of leather) → conciatura
b. (fam) (beating) → botte fpl
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

tanning

n. bronceamiento de la piel por medio de rayos ultravioleta.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
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I would have them of even length before you begin your tanning."
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No town-bred dandy will compare with a country-bred one -- I mean a downright bumpkin dandy --a fellow that, in the dog-days, will mow his two acres in buckskin gloves for fear of tanning his hands.
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In the very aspect of those primitive and rugged trees there was, methinks, a tanning principle which hardened and consolidated the fibers of men's thoughts.
Confucius says,--"The skins of the tiger and the leopard, when they are tanned, are as the skins of the dog and the sheep tanned." But it is not the part of a true culture to tame tigers, any more than it is to make sheep ferocious; and tanning their skins for shoes is not the best use to which they can be put.
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