peeling
noun
the act of a person or thing that peels.
unpeeling
-
a word derived from
peeling.
Example Sentences
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“It’s like unpeeling the layers of an onion getting to know this guy,” Reilly said.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 6, 2022
"My life has been a process of unpeeling the layers and trust and trusting again."
From Fox News ● Nov. 5, 2021
Moriarty excels in unpeeling characters’ psyches, and here she begins with those twitchy, angry children, their individual relationships with their hard-driving “tennis parents” a source of seething angst for all.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 16, 2021
I got right down to the logic board, removing the camera assembly, unpeeling tiny bits of tape, unscrewing tiny screws.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2014
We watch the gradual unpeeling with an absorbed interest, wondering how far it will go.
From Round the Wonderful World by A. S. (Archibald Stevenson) Forrest
