tanning

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of tan

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)The process of making leather, which does not easily decompose, from the easily decomposing skins of animals.
2. (countable, uncountable)The acquisition of a tan, either by exposure to the sun, or artificially.
3. (countable, informal, uncountable)A spanking.