- present participle of peel.
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Or maybe you’ve experienced the unique frustration of peeling off a price tag and ending up with a stubborn gooey patch?
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
On the day Al-Zaharnah monitored the excavation, the crews were working at a painfully slow pace, peeling back the pancaked layers of the building one by one.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
David Hearn was indicted for allegedly peeling off a portion of newly installed sealant on one of Trump’s pet projects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
Champion canoeist David "Davey" Hearn told the BBC that he did not do anything wrong, and was simply touching the peeling paint.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
Everyone in the room was peeling off her gloves.
From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl
But at the very bottom, underneath some carrot or sweet potato peelings, there was a napkin.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 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
The 36-year-old said she had been finding potatoes, peelings, pasta and sandwiches in tin foil and cling film "daily" in her horses' field in the weeks before Chicco's death.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 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
His arms ached for something heavier than trays, for something dirtier than peelings; his feet wanted the heavy work shoes, not die thin-soled black shoes that the hotel required.
From "Sula" by Toni Morrison
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