browning

To become brown.

“Fry the onions until they brown.”

To cook something until it becomes brown.

“Brown the onions in a large frying pan.”

To tan.

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

To make brown or dusky.

To give a bright brown colour to, as to gun barrels, by forming a thin coating of oxide on their surface.

(usually derogatory) To turn progressively more Middle Eastern, Hispanic or Latino, in the context of the population of a geographic region.

“the browning of America”

To treat with deference, or respect.

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

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

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

A brown-skinned person.