peeling

[ pee-ling ]

/ ˈpi lɪŋ /

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noun

the act of a person or thing that peels.

that which is peeled from something, as a piece of the skin or rind of a fruit.

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Origin of peeling

First recorded in 1555–65; peel¹ + -ing¹

OTHER WORDS FROM peeling

un·peel·ing, adjective

Words nearby peeling

Peekskill, peel, peel-and-stick, Peele, peeler, peeling, peel-off, peely-wally, peen, Peene, Peenemünde

Example sentences from the Web for peeling

Only the peeling paint and the crumbling walls hinted that, for these students, a different reality lay outside.
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Everybody knows it, that feeling of entering a park: peeling off the city streets and into that nourishing sense of calm.
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The journalist is focused on peeling away the layers and getting at the damaging truth.
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Paint is peeling from the upper decks and each day new debris falls into the water.
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He was very interested in the internal workings and peeling back the layers.
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Sashes all knock-kneed, panelling out of the square, or painters with their paint all blistering and peeling off.
Original Penny Readings|George Manville Fenn
Peeling consists in removing the outer coat by means of a narrow-bladed knife.
Birds and all Nature, Vol. V, No. 2, February 1899|Various
Nearly all the mineral salts of the potato are just under the outer skin, and are removed by the foolish habit of peeling them.
The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society|Upton Sinclair
When the bark was ready for peeling he intended to take a hand with the rest.
The Forest Exiles|Mayne Reid
The peeling complete, Albert Edward sat in the draughts of the inner chamber and waited for the bath.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, May 23, 1917|Various

British Dictionary definitions for peeling

peeling

/ (ˈpiːlɪŋ) /

noun

a strip of skin, rind, bark, etc, that has been peeled offa potato peeling

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