peeling
noun
the act of a person or thing that peels.
peelings
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pluralof peeling.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Piles of agricultural waste — wheat husks, pulped sugar beets, onion peelings, even chicken droppings — have been prepared to be fed into the giant bubble-like fermentation tanks.
From Seattle Times ● May 5, 2022
Mr. Bottura has teamed up with chefs from his restaurants to produce four video lessons with tips for using items like vegetable peelings for a sauce and bread crusts to make a caramel cake.
From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2021
I add them to the coffee grounds, potato and carrot peelings, onion and avocado skins, asparagus stubs, the papery bits of garlic, eggshells and dead flowers, and let the worms do the rest.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 6, 2020
Last year, the amount was down to 135kg but most of it was banana and other fruit peelings as well as tissues.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2019
Her cheeks flushed, and she began to gather the shreds of good potato from on top of the pile of peelings.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
