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Browning

/ˈbɹaʊ.nɪŋ/

To become brown.

📖 Definitions of "Browning"

verb
  1. 1

    To become brown.

    "Fry the onions until they brown."

  2. 2

    To cook something until it becomes brown.

    "Brown the onions in a large frying pan."

  3. 3

    To tan.

    "Light-skinned people tend to brown when exposed to the sun."

  4. 4

    To make brown or dusky.

noun
  1. 1

    The act or operation of giving a brown colour, as to gun barrels, cooked food, etc.

  2. 2

    Any of various preparations used to impart a brown colour to gravy, leather, etc.

  3. 3

    A smooth coat of brown mortar, usually the second coat, and the preparation for the finishing coat of plaster.

  4. 4

    A brown-skinned person.

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