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peeling

[ pee-ling ]

noun

  1. the act of a person or thing that peels. peel.
  2. that which is peeled peel from something, as a piece of the skin or rind of a fruit.


peeling

/ ˈpiːlɪŋ /

noun

  1. a strip of skin, rind, bark, etc, that has been peeled off

    a potato peeling

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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  • un·peeling adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of peeling1

First recorded in 1555–65; peel 1 + -ing 1
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Example Sentences

OSIRIS-Rex is taking a detour to orbit the near-Earth asteroid Apophis, before at last peeling off for home and bringing back its precious bits of Bennu.

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If you apply too much or too frequently, they can cause redness, peeling, or burning of the skin.

At his restaurants the cooks are challenged to squeeze maximum use out of every single ingredient, from meat and fish trimmings to vegetable peelings and stale bread.

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The amount of pesticide on non-organic produce varies widely by fruit or vegetable, so the group issues annual “Dirty Dozen” and “Clean Fifteen” lists, based on Agriculture Department testing that assumes washing and peeling.

So go a bit easier on the force for surfaces that are more vulnerable to chipping and peeling.

“I like decorating my slaves,” she said, referencing the rope, her thin, crimson-coated lips peeling off her front teeth.

Only the peeling paint and the crumbling walls hinted that, for these students, a different reality lay outside.

Nathan was born with his skin peeling away, he was in rough shape.

Everybody knows it, that feeling of entering a park: peeling off the city streets and into that nourishing sense of calm.

The journalist is focused on peeling away the layers and getting at the damaging truth.

Gwynne went into the kitchen, and Mariana, who was peeling onions for an olla podrida, screamed and embraced him.

She had been painted green, but the colour was faded and weathered, and the paint peeling off in strips.

There was a general peeling off of overcoats, and a rush forward of answerers to his bold challenge.

He was peeling potatoes but when the General entered he dropped his work and stood at attention.

Yesterday we saw Johnnie Green ride you up to the kitchen window where Mrs. Green was peeling potatoes.

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