peel
verb (used with object)
to strip (something) of its skin, rind, bark, etc..
are peeling
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present progressiveof peel.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Chunks of blue paint are peeling off the bottom just two weeks after multi-million dollar renovations were completed.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
Now, those taxpayer millions are peeling off and floating away in ragged, aquamarine chunks.
From Slate ● Jun. 19, 2026
If you are peeling and deveining the shrimp, put the skewers in water to soak before you start, and they should be ready for use by the time you’ve prepped and seasoned the shrimp.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 9, 2022
They are peeling parsnips, driving tractors, fighting with spreadsheets, kneading dough, teaching other women how to chiffonade, and dreaming up change as I write these words.
From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2021
Even though Uncle Tim gave us the station wagon a long time ago and it is so old the fake wood side panels are peeling off, Apa treats it like we bought it yesterday.
From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na
