suntanning

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sun·tan·ning | \ ˈsən-ˌta-niŋ

Definition of suntanning

: the process of tanning the skin by exposure to the sun or artificial light

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Recent Examples on the Web The pool, framed by many giant umbrellas and loungers, offers sweeping views of downtown and the suntanning set on the beach. — Phillip Valys, sun-sentinel.com, 11 Aug. 2021 Beaches in Cape May opened earlier this month for fishing and exercise, but visitors are still prohibited from gathering or suntanning. — Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, 13 May 2020 And his mom is like, 'Is there a suntanning bed located in here?!' — Gina Mei, Cosmopolitan, 25 Aug. 2016

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