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Uncommonbrowning
The correct spelling is browning.
How to pronounce browning
/ˈbɹaʊ.nɪŋ/
verbIPA: /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.To become brown.
- 2.To cook something until it becomes brown.
- 3.To tan.
- 4.To make brown or dusky.
- 5.To give a bright brown colour to, as to gun barrels, by forming a thin coating of oxide on their surface.
noun
- 1.The act or operation of giving a brown colour, as to gun barrels, cooked food, etc.
- 2.Any of various preparations used to impart a brown colour to gravy, leather, etc.
- 3.A smooth coat of brown mortar, usually the second coat, and the preparation for the finishing coat of plaster.
- 4.A brown-skinned person.
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