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browning

The correct spelling is browning.

How to pronounce browning

/ˈbɹaʊ.nɪŋ/
verb

IPA: /ˈbɹaʊ.nɪŋ/

Say it like: Bro-wni-ng

The correct spelling is browning. To become brown. For example: "Fry the onions until they brown."

Usage Examples

Fry the onions until they brown.

Brown the onions in a large frying pan.

Light-skinned people tend to brown when exposed to the sun.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To become brown.
  2. 2.To cook something until it becomes brown.
  3. 3.To tan.
  4. 4.To make brown or dusky.
  5. 5.To give a bright brown colour to, as to gun barrels, by forming a thin coating of oxide on their surface.

noun

  1. 1.The act or operation of giving a brown colour, as to gun barrels, cooked food, etc.
  2. 2.Any of various preparations used to impart a brown colour to gravy, leather, etc.
  3. 3.A smooth coat of brown mortar, usually the second coat, and the preparation for the finishing coat of plaster.
  4. 4.A brown-skinned person.

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