Browning meaning : To become brown. To cook something until it becomes brown. To tan. 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. 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.