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• present participle of peel.

peeling

American  

[pee-ling] / ˈpi lɪŋ /

noun

• peelings
  plural

1. the act of a person or thing that peels.

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

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peeling British  

/ ˈpiːlɪŋ /

noun

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

   a potato peeling

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• unpeeling
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• peelings
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of peeling

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

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Example Sentences

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peeling peelings

Those shops, including chains and mom-and-pop mechanics, are peeling ever more business away from dealerships, known for higher rates, opaque pricing and multiday waits for routine service.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

The peeling facades, faded signs and cavernous auditoriums of such cinemas are remnants of a time when going to the movies was itself the main event.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

The black fabric tape covering the handle is worn and peeling.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

Residents have long complained about a proliferation of high-powered cars racing down the city’s major thoroughfares, peeling out and doing doughnuts, and drivers revving their engines into the early-morning hours.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

Then we roll backward, the tires peeling across the wet asphalt, crunching bits of gravel.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

"I live in the end house and we get whatever is chucked - fruit peelings, wrapping paper blowing into our garden," he said.

From BBC ● May 8, 2025

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

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

Then he went back into the shelter and arranged die ball of birchbark peelings at the base of the black rock.

From "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen

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Related Words

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