tanling

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/ˈtænlɪŋ/

noun

One who has been tanned by the sun.

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Meanings

nountanling (plural tanlings)

plural tanlings

  1. archaicespeciallyOne who has been tanned by the sun.

    To have the courtesy your cradle promised, / But to be still hot Summer's tanlings, and / The shrinking slaves of Winter.

    a. 1611, William Shakespeare, Cymbeline, act 4, scene 4

Origin

From tan + -ling.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with tanling

fanlingmanling
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Anagrams

lantingantlingLingtan
Cite this entry
APA

tanling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tanling

MLA

“tanling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tanling. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tanling,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tanling.

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