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tanning up

tanning up is the present participle and gerund of tan up.

Meaning of tan up

Verb

tan up (third-person singular simple present tans up, present participle tanning up, simple past and past participle tanned up)

  1. (intransitive) To tan thoroughly (skin to change to a darker color from sun exposure).
  2. (transitive) To tan (something) (turn into leather using tannic acid)

Questions about tanning up

What is tanning up the present participle and gerund of?
Tanning up is the present participle and gerund of tan up.

Words near tanning up in the dictionary

  1. tanning parlour
  2. tanning parlours
  3. tanning salon
  4. tanning salons
  5. tanning someone's hide
  6. tanning up
  7. tannings
  8. tanniniferous
  9. tanninim
  10. tanninlike
  11. tannins

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