peeling
noun
the act of a person or thing that peels.
peelings
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pluralof peeling.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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
Last year, the amount was down to 135kg but most of it was banana and other fruit peelings as well as tissues.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2019
With meals of thin soup, a scrap of bread, and potato peelings, most prisoners lost 50 pounds in the first few months.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012
Along with that there sometimes go a few turnip peelings, mouldy bread crusts and all kinds of muck.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
