tanning

[ tan-ing ]

noun

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. Informal. a thrashing; whipping.

Other Words From

• non·tanning adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of tanning¹

First recorded in 1475–85; tan ¹, + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

It’s made from leather that’s produced with less water and chemicals than traditional tanning.

From Outside Online

I must have been impressed by his dedication, because, alas, I also picked up some of his tanning enthusiasm.

From Outside Online

Whether you’re fixing to throw a beach party, ready for a day of tanning, or looking to ride the waves, the best beach wagon will keep you supplied with all your seaside needs.

From Popular-Science

The ultraviolet rays in sunlight and tanning devices destroy the collagen molecules in your skin, producing what dermatologists call photodamage.

From Popular-Science

Yet despite the increased risks, use of indoor tanning beds among teenagers remains widespread.

From The Daily Beast

In 2011, the American Academy of Pediatrics called for an outright ban on use of tanning beds by minors.

From The Daily Beast

The ambulantes are the sweat-on-the-brow beach hawkers who carry a variety of goods directly to your tanning spot.

From The Daily Beast

His silence was “uncool and unprofessional,” as Dr. Tanning put it.

From The Daily Beast

Dr. Tanning assured me that these feelings were not just ANTS (“automatic negative thoughts,” in therapy parlance).

From The Daily Beast

Tannic and gallic acids are obtained from them and the bark of many is useful for tanning.

From Project Gutenberg

It is always used untanned, for no tanning is ever done in Tibet and any tanned skins always come up from India.

From Project Gutenberg

This is the cause of tanning, of the copper colour of the North Americans, and the black of the Negroes.

From Project Gutenberg

The Caddo tribes were cultivators of the soil as well as hunters, and practised the arts of pottery-making and tanning.

From Project Gutenberg

It was not so bad with Vanater and myself, for we could find plenty of sport with the traps and tanning a few deer skins.

From Project Gutenberg

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