Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "tanning" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

spray tanning tanning bed tanning butter tanning parlor tanning salon

Inflected/Variant Forms

tan

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

activity beating bodily function bodily process body process craft drubbing lacing licking thrashing trade trouncing whacking

Type Of (IsA)

bodily process intelligent agent activity making preventing from decomposing trade

Related Terms

tan someone's hide

Related Terms

spanking tan tan someone's hide

Synonym Network

whipping

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.