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Raretanning
The correct spelling is tanning.
How to pronounce tanning
verb
IPA: /ˈtænɪŋ/
Say it like: Tan-nin-g
The correct spelling is tanning. To change to a tan colour due to exposure to the sun. For example: "No matter how long I stay out in the sun, I never tan. though I do burn."
Usage Examples
“No matter how long I stay out in the sun, I never tan. though I do burn.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To change to a tan colour due to exposure to the sun.
- 2.To change an animal hide into leather by soaking it in tannic acid. To work as a tanner.
- 3.To spank or beat.
noun
- 1.The process of making leather, which does not easily decompose, from the skins of animals, which do.
- 2.The acquisition of a tan, either by exposure to the sun, or artificially.
- 3.A spanking.
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